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US defense chief visits China as tensions rise
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on his first ever visit to China on Tuesday, aiming to find room for military cooperation as security tensions between the two superpowers edge higher. With Washington ...
- June 27, 2018
Chinese boats off Pag-asa 'meant to take control of West PH Sea'
Hundreds of Chinese vessels that has been circling Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea are part of intimidation tactics meant to give Beijing control of the strategic waterway, an analyst warned Sunday. The Philippine ...
- April 1, 2019
Aquino: World should fear China’s actions in South China Sea
The contested claims have for decades made the sea one of Asia’s flashpoints, and tensions have risen in recent years as China has moved to assert its authority over the areas. Following a tense standoff between Chinese ...
- April 15, 2015
Self-restraint over disputed sea urged
Southeast Asian leaders are to call for self restraint to avoid escalation of tensions in the South China Sea, according to a draft obtained Monday of a document expected to be released at the end of a regional summit ...
- November 11, 2015
US warship sails past Spratlys, angering China
An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS ...
- December 24, 2020
Phl, China to hold direct talks on SCS
The Philippines and China will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said yesterday, as President Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing. China has invited officials of the ...
- March 30, 2017
China denies 'militarizing' allegations in SCS
Beijing hit back Monday at allegations it was “militarizing” the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, accusing Washington instead of raising tensions with its own military footprint. ...
- May 23, 2018
Trump vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands
The new administration of US President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese states media has warned ...
- January 25, 2017
Esperon: a ‘win-win’ for PH, China on Panatag
For National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, “it is a win-win” for both the Philippines and China. “But this is not to say that we have dropped our claim,” Esperon said on Monday, referring to Panatag Shoal, a rich ...
- November 1, 2017
Mattis hits Beijing for intimidation
China’s military buildup in the South China Sea and its deployment of high-end weapons systems in the disputed waterway is designed to intimidate and coerce neighbors, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday. ...
- June 3, 2018