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    • China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2018, on page A1-A13)
      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 ...

    • China fishing boat detained by Taiwan ally Palau 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 16, 2020, on page A11)
      An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said, creating a delicate diplomatic situation for the tiny Pacific nation, which is allied with Beijing's rival Taiwan.

    • China harassment of PH fishers stop, but occupation continues 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2016, on page A9)
      Filipino fishermen venturing out to the Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground some 200 kilometers from the coast of the province, are enjoying a respite from Chinese coast guard harassment, but the continued presence ...

    • China has to pay 'int'l price' if PH wins case in sea row 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2015, on page A1-A6)
      When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would "lead to ...

    • China hits us for sail-by near disputed islands in South China Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 2, 2018, on page 10)
      China on Friday scolded the United States for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations. The United States and its allies periodically send planes ...

    • China incursions may spark ‘naval arms race’ – Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2021, on page A2)
      China’s unbridled incursions into the West Philippine Sea and the disputed waters in the South China Sea may render the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) a dead letter treaty, retired Supreme Court ...

    • China insists ‘Spratlys ours,’ asserts Sino fishers’ ‘rights’ 

      Ramos, Christia Marie; Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      China dismissed anew Philippine claims to parts of the Spratlys in the South China Sea, saying the entire island chain has been Chinese territory for thousands of years. China’s position was stated on Thursday by Chinese ...

    • China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2017, on page A2)
      China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...

    • China island-building still on 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2017, on page A8)
      Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Amti-CSIS) on Thursday disproved the claims of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign ...

    • China may allow Filipinos to fish in Panatag 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2016, on page A19)
      China will consider giving Filipino fishermen conditional access to disputed waters in the South China Sea after the leaders of the two countries meet in Beijing this week, two Chinese sources with ties to the leadership ...

    • China militarizes South China Sea 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 16, 2016, on page A1-A22)
      China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported, citing new satellite imagery. ...

    • China military again lands plane on PH reef 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2018, on page A1-A12)
      Malacañang need no more wait to acquire technology to verify and protest China’s violation of the Philippines’ sovereignty in the Spratly archipelago. Satellite imagery has shown the first confirmed landing by China of a ...

    • China military planes land on PH reef 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 18, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Two Chinese military transport planes have been photographed on Panganiban Reef, marking the first reported presence of this type of aircraft in Philippine territory in the South China Sea and raising the prospect that ...

    • China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 14, 2016, on page A20)
      The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ...

    • China on 'combat patrols' over disputed islands 

      Reuters; Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2016, on page A17)
      China’s Air Force sent bombers and fighter jets on “combat patrols” near contested islands in the South China Sea, in a move a senior colonel said was part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security ...

    • China opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys 

      Calleja, Niña P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 11, 2015, on page A1-A20)
      China has started operating lighthouses on two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. The two reefs are ...

    • China plan bad news for PH fishermen 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A3)
      China’s plan to build a permanent structure on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is bad news for fishermen in the coastal town of Infanta in Pangasinan province. A permanent Chinese structure there ...

    • China prefers peace with PH 

      Tulfo, Ramon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2016, on page A10)
      China appreciates President Digong’s pronouncement that the country will not go to war over Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal which, based on the ruling of The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, is a part of the ...

    • China preps nuke bombers on disputed reefs 

      Mangosing, Frances; Avendaño, Christine O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has come within easy reach of China’s top-ofthe-line nuclear strike-capable bomber after the Chinese military demonstrated that it could operate from its artificial islands in the South China Sea, according ...

    • China president talks tough ahead of UN tribunal ruling 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2016, on page A1-A15)
      China will never compromise on sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said Friday ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing's maritime claims, as he marked the Communist Party's 95th anniversary. "No foreign ...