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China denies reports of building on disputed Shoal
China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday denied reports that China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which ...
- March 23, 2017
First draft of South China Sea Code of Conduct ready
A first draft of a Code of Conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably. Since 2010, China ...
- March 9, 2017
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
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 backs joint energy dev't with Philippines in disputed sea
China’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and damage both sides. Wang ...
- July 27, 2017
China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital ...
- July 1, 2017
The ‘heroes’ of Pagasa Island: Preserving PH sovereignty
If the Filipinos on the remote West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) island of Pagasa (Thitu) had binoculars, they might just be envious of how their neighbors on the next island live. Just 15 miles (24 km) across the ...
- April 23, 2017
China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island
China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway. Regional military ...
- March 16, 2017
ASEAN takes a stand on sea row: Duterte calls for mutual respect, non-interference in internal affairs
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states have altered a statement to be issued at the end of group’s summit to include references to militarization and island-building in the South China Sea, the latest ...
- April 30, 2017
South China Sea islands expanded 'reasonably' - report
China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government ...
- December 26, 2017