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China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region. Laying out a sharp criticism of ...
- June 3, 2018
US defense chief warns of conflict in disputed sea
SIMI VALLEY, United States: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that land reclamation efforts and a military build-up in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) could lead to conflict ...
- November 9, 2015
US hits out at China on sea reclamation
The United States on Saturday vowed to keep sending military aircraft and ships to disputed parts of the South China Sea and called for an immediate halt to reclamation works by Beijing in the tense region. US Defense ...
- May 31, 2015
PH wins ruling on sea dispute: UN tribunal rejects China’s territorial claims
An international tribunal in The Netherlands on Tuesday ruled against China in a bitter row over territorial claims to the South China Sea that is likely to ratchet up regional tensions. “The tribunal concluded that there ...
- July 13, 2016
Asean communiqué stalls on sea row
Southeast Asian foreign ministers failed to release a customary communiqué at the end of a high-level meeting in Manila on Saturday after what diplomats said was a lack of consensus about how to refer to disputes in the ...
- August 7, 2017
US faces stiff China pushback in S. China Sea: experts
The US president and his team have made much of their desire to put Beijing in its place, including in the strategically vital waterway, which China claims almost entirely and where it has reclaimed — and fortified — ...
- January 26, 2017
Ruling over disputed sea handed down on Tuesday
The Permanent Court of Arbitration — the world’s oldest international arbitration tribunal—will issue a written decision at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) after the Philippines challenged China’s claim over much of the strategic ...
- July 11, 2016
P-noy: South China Sea row a global problem
A concrete runaway suitable for military use being built by China in a disputed part of the south china sea has aroused worldwide concern as global trade is expected to be hit by China reclamation, according to President ...
- April 18, 2015
PH trying to 'rope in' other countries to sea row - China
China military yesterday accused the Philippines of trying to "rope in" other countries the dispute over ownership of the South China Sea and stir regional tension after Japan joined a military drill with the Philippines ...
- June 26, 2015
Japan military joins historic PH war games
Japan has its own maritime territorial dispute with Beijing in the East China Sea. The US military stressed that Saturday’s exercise was not aimed at China, which has also built artificial islands on disputed areas of the ...
- October 7, 2018