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China promised not to build in disputed shoal-Yasay
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised President Duterte that Beijing will not build structures on a rocky outcrop in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said yesterday. Yasay said the Chinese ...
- February 24, 2017
'Gov't not abandoning West PH Sea claims'
The government has yet to find the right timing to assert the country’s rights on territories in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which are also being claimed by China and several other nations. Presidential Spokesperson ...
- January 29, 2017
Chinese submersible to explore resources in South China Sea
China is preparing to launch a new manned submersible to explore resources in the South China Sea. The official Xinhua News Agency said the Shanhai Yongshi, or "deep sea warrior," has passed all performance and safety ...
- November 23, 2017
China set for easy ride from ASEAN on disputed South China Sea
China expressed its willingness to “join hands” with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to uphold the stability of the South China Sea, steadily advance the consultation of the Code of Conduct in ...
- August 5, 2017
West Philippine Sea: Joint development with China?
In a major sign of improved bilateral relations, not to mention our desperation to develop alternative sources of energy, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently announced a “win-win solution” in the ...
- October 11, 2017
China plans to build station on Scarborough near Zambales
China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing’s robust assertions of its claims ...
- March 18, 2017
Benham Rise visits may be put in writing
President Rodrigo Duterte is inclined to put in writing an agreement allowing China’s research ships into local waters. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella assured that the President remains committed to protecting and ...
- March 17, 2017
Bataan fishermen cry harassment in West PH Sea
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verifying claims by fishermen from Mariveles, Bataan, that they were harassed by the Chinese Coast Guard while fishing in the West Philippine Sea. A group of fishermen from Mariveles ...
- April 21, 2017
No 'provocation' can stop China's military drills
China’s military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, the Communist Party’s paper said on Sunday, adding that exercises far out at sea like those conducted recently by its sole aircraft ...
- January 23, 2017
China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles - US officials
China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...
- February 23, 2017