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'No use of force in South China Sea'
China will never "recklessly" resort to the use of force in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese general said yesterday, amid tensions over Beijing's building of islands in the disputed waters. China's relations with ...
- October 18, 2015
US vows to keep peace amid South China Sea row
Expressing concern about China's activities in the South China Sea, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said it's American military power that keeps the peace in the region and the United States intends to continue playing ...
- November 7, 2015
China navy ‘restrained’ during US provocations: admiral
China’s top admiral said his forces have shown “enormous restraint” in the face of US provocations in the South China Sea, while warning they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty. Beijing, ...
- November 21, 2015
China hits 'serious' US provocation
China yesterday accused the US of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 strategic bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea. China's Defense Ministry said in ...
- December 20, 2015
Italy backs Philippines on UN arbitration over sea dispute
Italian leaders expressed support for the Philippines’ move to bring its territorial dispute with China before an international tribunal during their meeting with President Aquino here yesterday. Aquino held separate ...
- December 4, 2015
Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves
The Philippines has been presenting nothing but facts to reveal China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), and it is up to the global community to determine its implications on the ...
- May 17, 2015
China wants naval drills with Southeast Asia in S. China Sea
China’s defense minister said on Friday that he is willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea with Southeast Asian countries, covering accidental encounters and search and rescue, striking a conciliatory ...
- October 17, 2015
Phl to build naval base near Spratlys
The military’s top priority is to build a naval base on the country’s western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, although plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Pio ...
- May 13, 2015
China-claimed reef rises from obscurity
Zamora (Subi) Reef, once recognizable from a distance with only a small bunker and a lighthouse, is now highly visible from the Philippines’ Pag-Asa island as China begins building large structures on what is now an ...
- June 18, 2015
Phi won't recognize China air restrictions
The Philippines will not recognize restrictions on air and sea travel set by China in the West Philippine Sea, President Aquino said yesterday. “We will still fly the routes that we fly based on international law and the ...
- May 25, 2015