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US Nuclear submarine slammed into underwaer mountain, severely damaged
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 3, 2021 , on page B4)A US Navy nuclear submarine that was severely damaged in an accident while submerged in the disputed South China Sea last month struck an uncharted underwater mountain, the Navy said Monday. The US Navy regularly conducts ... -
US officials: China behavior could trigger 'major incident'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2022 , on page A9)China is showing increasingly “aggressive and irresponsible behavior” in the South China Sea which it claims almost in its entirety and it will only be “a matter of time” before its actions trigger a “major incident” in ... -
US Pacific chief to meet PH officials
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 26, 2015 , on page A7)The Commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Pacific is in the country for discussions amid China's expansion activities in the South China Sea. "The purpose is to discuss bilateral security concerns and gain a ... -
US presence matters, says aircraft carrier’s admiral
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 16, 2018 , on page A10)With a deafening roar, the fighter jets catapulted off the USS Carl Vinson and soared above the heavily disputed South China Sea, as the aircraft carrier’s admiral vowed that the mighty warship’s presence was proof the ... -
US rebuffs China over Taiwan Strait
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 16, 2022 , on page B3)The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan’s assertion that the strait separating the island from China is an international waterway, a further rebuff to Beijing’s claim to exercise sovereignty over the strategic passage. ... -
US report:China broadcasting presence in 3 disputed shoals
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 29, 2019 , on page A4)China Coast Guard (CCG) ships are purposely switching on their tracking signals for long periods of time in some areas being claimed by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as part of China’s efforts to project power, ... -
US sending ships to counter China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 25, 2020 , on page A14)The United States said Friday it would deploy Coast Guard patrol ships in the western Pacific to counter “destabilizing and malign” activities by China in disputed fishing grounds of the South China Sea. Accusing China of ... -
US to China: Attack on PH to trigger defense treaty
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 13, 2021 , on page A2)The United States on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to come to the Philippines’ defense, as it warned China anew that an attack on Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea would trigger the 1951 Mutual Defense ... -
US to compensate PH for damage to Tubbataha Reefs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 5, 2013 , on page A1-A11)The US government has apologized and pledged to provide “appropriate compensation” to the Philippines for the damage caused by the grounding of a US warship at the protected Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea. The US compensation ... -
US to confront Chinese moves in disputed Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 16, 2016 , on page A1-A22)The United States is ready to confront China should it press ahead with its overreaching maritime claims in the South China Sea, adm. Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, said on Wednesday. The comments threaten ... -
US told to ignore China claims in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 19, 2015 , on page A1-A16)Republican senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 22 kilometers of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. ... -
US toughens stand on sea row
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 5, 2015 , on page A2)It is even “more critical” now for the United States to show support for the Philippines in its dispute with China over the South China Sea region, according to former US Ambassador to the Philippines John Negroponte. ... -
US warns 'aggressive' Beijing in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 15, 2016 , on page A11)The United States will keep challenging Beijing’s “assertive, aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” the US Pacific commander said on Wednesday, as tensions between two powers rise over comments by Donald Trump. Adm. ... -
US warns China over missiles deployed on 3 PH reefs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 5, 2018 , on page A1)The White House has warned that China would face “consequences” for its military buildup in contested waters in the western Pacific following reports that the Chinese had installed missiles on three disputed reefs in the ... -
US warns of impunity amid 'bullying' in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 11, 2021 , on page A9)U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea on Monday and warned the U.N. Security Council that a conflict "would have serious global consequences for security and for commerce," ... -
US warship challenges Beijing's claims in Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 18, 2022 , on page A2)A United States warship on Saturday sailed near a disputed area in the South China Sea, the second “freedom of navigation operation” meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday. According ... -
US warship cruises near Sino outpost in West PH Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 11, 2023 , on page A1-A2)A United States Navy guided-missile destroyer cruised near a Chinese man-made military outpost in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, drawing condemnation from China, which described the warship’s entry into the waters as ... -
US Warship sails close to Panatag: China says US warship entered what it claims as its territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 21, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China’s foreign ministry has accused a US warship of entering what it claims as its territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea without permission and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure its sovereignty is ... -
US warship sails near disputed islands anew
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 12, 2017 , on page A17)A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three US officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North ... -
US warship sails near disputed isle
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 11, 2016 , on page A10)A US Navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defence official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ...