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Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute
A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
- April 25, 2015
China to end reclamation, start building structures
China will complete land reclamation projects on its disputed South China Sea territorial claims as planned within "upcoming days," the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. However, in a sign that developments were far from ...
- June 17, 2015
US patrol deliberately avoided inflaming tensions
The US Navy deliberately avoided military drills or other actions that could have further inflamed tensions with Beijing during a patrol last week near islands China has built in the South China Sea, US officials said. “We ...
- November 8, 2015
China to US: Help cool down Phi on sea row
The US should help "cool down" the Philippines and realize that its meddling in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute would only stir tensions, a Chinese newspaper reported. In an editorial dated May 28, China ...
- May 30, 2015
Phl urges China to halt reclamation work on reef
The Philippines strongly urged China to stop reclamation work on a disputed submerged reef within its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. A Navy ...
- February 7, 2015
EC allows Phi more time to curb illegal fishing
The European Commission has granted a six-month extension to the Philippines to finalize the adoption and implementation of measures against illegal fishing to prevent trade sanctions on Philippine fisheries imports. The ...
- February 22, 2015
China completes construction of lighthouses in disputed South China Sea
China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. A completion ceremony ...
- October 11, 2015
'China's activities in West Phl Sea violate UNCLOS'
China’s construction activities in the West Philippine Sea are a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Malacañang said yesterday. Speaking to reporters, Presidential Communications ...
- March 13, 2015
China hits back at G7 over sea reclamation
China continues to ignore calls to stop large-scale reclamation in theSouth China Sea while slamming the Group of Seven nations for being "out of step." Without naming countries, the G7 leaders strongly opposed the use of ...
- June 11, 2015
Palace defends legal tack from in sea row
In its statement, G7 expressed support for the right of claimants to seek peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, including through legal dispute settlement mechanisms. G7 is a forum of leaders ...
- April 19, 2015