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China demands US act to improve military ties
China yesterday criticized the United States for flying B-52 bombers in the vicinity of the South China Sea, and demanded that the US take steps to improve military relations amid heightened tensions between the two ...
- September 28, 2018
China begins daily civil flights to SCS outpost
China has begun daily civilian charter flights to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea after having approved the airport there for civil operations, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday. China claims almost all ...
- December 23, 2016
US warship sails near Phl's Panganiban Reef
China’s navy will carry out combat drills in the South China Sea, the military’s official newspaper said yesterday, describing the move as part of regular annual exercises. Taiwan’s defense ministry said this week it had ...
- March 24, 2018
UK grabbing attention with S. China Sea mission-paper
Britain’s Defense Ministry is trying to justify its existence and grab attention with a planned mission by a British warship to the disputed South China Sea next month, a Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday. A British ...
- February 15, 2018
US fears Chinese buildup on Panatag
The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef only 200 kilometers off Zambales province that China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago, that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the ...
- March 19, 2016
Duterte to China: Relax, no weapon in PH-occupied areas
President Duterte yesterday urged China to “relax” as he said he meant no harm when he ordered the military to start occupying islands within the countries’ territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). He said ...
- April 11, 2017
China unfazed by US bomber trip over S. China Sea
No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday after two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers were reported to have flown near disputed islands ...
- June 7, 2018
PH urges China to 'uncompromisingly' respect rule of law
Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay called on China on Thursday to respect maritime law and security as well as the rule of law, to resolve disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea. “We ... urge ...
- August 12, 2016
No expansion in disputed sea, China tells PH
China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new "status quo" brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, according to Defense ...
- August 17, 2017
Japan to send largest warship to disputed sea
Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War II. China claims almost ...
- March 15, 2017