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China, PH, agree to 'prudent' cooperation on joint sea exploration
China and the Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region.The ...
- March 23, 2018
China warns: Penalties imposed on illegal fishing
Beijing on Tuesday announced penalties for “illegal” fishing in its waters, including those it claims in the South China Sea weeks after an international tribunal ruled that those claims have no legal basis. The Supreme ...
- August 3, 2016
Photos show China building new islands
Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...
- September 8, 2016
China should not be allowed access to artificial islands
Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson hit out at China Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) during his Senate confirmation hearing, warning the US would send a “clear signal” that the Asian giant must abandon its ...
- January 13, 2017
China may be building airstrip on reef-PH
The Philippines warned on Wednesday that China may be building an airstrip on a reef in the South China Sea as the Asian superpower asserts its claim to most of the strategic area. Filipino military surveillance aircraft ...
- May 15, 2014
China destroyer nearly rams US warship
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer — forcing it to change course — in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said ...
- October 3, 2018
China, US destroyers in close ‘unsafe’ encounters
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer―forcing it to change course―in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday. ...
- October 3, 2018
Esperon: China, Philippines in 'friendly' understanding on Scarborough
The Philippines and China have reached a "friendly" understanding allowing Filipinos to fish around a disputed shoal seized by Beijing in 2012, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Duterte negotiated the ...
- November 1, 2016
France challenges Beijing in South China Sea
France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters. In late May, the ...
- June 13, 2018
Duterte open to South China Sea deals
President Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had no immediate ...
- May 17, 2017