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    • China, US eye pact over S. China Sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 14, 2016, on page A16)
      Seeking to calm escalating tensions in South China Sea, top Chinese and US generals spoke by phone and said they were ready to work out an effective mechanism to prevent confrontation and maintain stability in the region. ...

    • CHINA-ASEAN code of conduct nears: rough outline of legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea drafted, to be presented to foreign ministers for consideration in August 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2017, on page A2-A1)
      China and the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed on the rough outline of a legally binding code of conduct designed to prevent clashes in the strategic South China Sea, ...

    • China-PH sea exploration not a surrender, says party-list lawmaker 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A6)
      Joint exploration between China and the Philippines of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea will be a constitutional exercise of sovereignty and “not surrender,” according to Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque. Roque said ...

    • China: It's up to PH to heal rift over S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2015, on page A15)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China in a United Nations arbitral tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations and that it was up to the Philippines to heal ...

    • China: Keep ‘Balikatan’ drills off our ‘interests’ in SCS 

      Lazaro, Jacob; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2023, on page A4)
      As the largest-ever military exercises between the Philippines and the United States got under way, China on Wednesday said these activities should not interfere in its “interests” in the South China Sea (SCS), over which ...

    • China: new satellite to protect its sea bases 

      Torres, Estrella; Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2016, on page A11-A12)
      A newly launched satellite will help China protect its maritime interests, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday, as Manila and Tokyo urged Beijing to respect maritime law and security, and the rule of ...

    • China: UN case just a 'show' 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2016, on page A2)
      China said the ruling of the arbitration court would not change Beijing’s position in the South China Sea issue, said Xu, stressing “should any force intends to take this so-called arbitral award as an excuse to do harm ...

    • China: US sowing discord in South China Sea 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2020, on page A4)
      China on Tuesday described a U.S. rejection of its maritime claims in the South China Sea as completely unjustified and accused the U.S. of attempting to sow discord between China and the Southeast Asian countries with ...

    • China: US Welcome to use civilian facilities in S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2015, on page A22)
      The United States and other countries will be welcome to use civilian facilities China is building in the South China Sea for search and rescue and weather forecasting “when conditions are right”, China’s navy chief has ...

    • China’s aggression amid global crisis 

      Manhit, Dindo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2020, on page A13)
      The world continues to struggle with how to contain the transmission and mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 416,000 people worldwide are reported to have died from COVID-19, and more than 7.3 million ...

    • China’s song, Cebu’s COVID-19 tunes 

      Escoda , Isabel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2020, on page A9)
      Apparently believing it can lull Filipino sensibilities with some schmaltzy video music, China has unleashed its propaganda machine with a song online. Ostensibly promoting harmonious relations, the video is obviously also ...

    • China’s ‘new islands’ in disputed seas alarming 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 20, 2015, on page A27)
      China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival ...

    • Chinese boats near PH isles a concern-US envoy 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2019, on page A6)
      The presence of large numbers of Chinese vessels near islands and islets occupied by the Philippines is "a concern," a senior US defense official said on Friday. The Philippine government protested the Chinese ship movements ...

    • Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2016, on page -A10)
      This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, share their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week. Chinese Coast Guard vessels approached ...

    • Chinese dredger a report offender? House probe sought 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate, the deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, on Saturday said he would seek an inquiry into Chinese dredging operations in the country following the seizure of a ...

    • Chinese embassy’s ‘One Sea’ video draws wave of anger 

      Concepcion, Pocholo; Ostria, Rey Anthony (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2020, on page A8)
      A wave of anger and disapproval swept social media over a music video that was intended to celebrate China’s solidarity with the Philippines in fighting the coronavirus. Netizens raged after watching the video of the song ...

    • Chinese fishing fleet stirs up waters in Peru 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 27, 2020, on page A9)
      Peru’s Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean country’s waters, angering the domestic fishing industry and sparking a Twitter war between ...

    • The Chinese invasion 

      Collas-Monsod, Solita (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2019, on page A12)
      At the beginning of July, or last month, Sen. Leila de Lima immediately raised a red flag (no pun intended) when she read that a Chinese-Filipino had bought the former Island Cove Resort off Kawit, Cavite, and was transforming ...

    • Chinese invasions: Past and present 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 20, 2020, on page A6)
      China has been telling the world that its rise will be peaceful because China has never been an aggressor state throughout its long history. As proof, the Chinese point out that it has never invaded another country in the ...

    • Chinese jets intercept US spy plane, says Pentagon 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2016, on page A1-A10)
      Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, a further escalation of tensions in and around the contested ...