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China seen fortifying shoal off PH coast
Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the Philippines’ coast, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview, Lorenzana said ...
- February 8, 2017
Duterte tells troops to stake a claim in PHL sea
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has ordered the military to occupy and build facilities on maritime features in the South China Sea that is within the Philippine territory. His remarks also came on the heels of a US think ...
- April 7, 2017
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
Duterte open to war games with China, Russia
President Duterte said he is open to joint military exercises with China and Russia, and reiterated he will no longer allow war games with the US. Duterte made the remarks in an interview broadcast yesterday with Hong ...
- October 18, 2016
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 to put up international maritime court
China will establish an international maritime judicial center, a report from the country’s top court said Sunday, as it seeks to shore up territorial claims to the South China Sea at the center of a growing regional ...
- March 14, 2016
Duterte appeals to China: ‘Right of innocent passage of vessels and aircraft must be respected’
President Duterte has urged China to “temper” its behavior in the South China Sea, saying the right of innocent passage of vessels and aircraft must be respected. The President issued the statement following reports that ...
- August 16, 2018
US warship sails near Spratlys
An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said Sunday. ...
- October 2, 2018