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    • Carpio book on sea row challenges China 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2017, on page A4)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has launched a book that says China’s claims to virtually the entire South China Sea are baseless and said he would make an electronic copy in Mandarin available on the ...
    • China admits disputed sea buildup 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 26, 2017, on page A7)
      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 (29 hectares), according to a new government ...
    • China drives away US spy plane in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2015, on page 1-9)
      The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on ...
    • China extending reach in sea, says US admiral 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2015, on page A8)
      The commander of US forces in the Pacific said Wednesday that major land reclamation by China a-at outpost in the south china sea could allow it to exert more influence over the contested area of deploy military asset such ...
    • China's islets ready for arms 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2017, on page A2)
      Three of Beijing’s outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military assets including mobile missile launchers, a US think tank reported Thursday. Analyzing satellite ...
    • 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 ...
    • Esperon: PH can't stop China buildup on isles 

      Avendaño, Christine (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      The government is fully aware that China has nearly completed construction work on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the South China Sea but cannot do anything about it, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said ...
    • Japan protest Chinese Navy ship's provocation 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 7, 2013, on page A21)
      A Chinese navy vessel aimed a type of radar normally used to aim weapons at a target at a Japanese navy ship in the East China Sea, prompting Japan to protest, Japan’s defense minister said on Tuesday, an action that could ...
    • PH helpless vs China-Yasay 

      Quismundo, Tarra; Yap, DJ; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 17, 2016, on page A4)
      The Philippines remains practically helpless in stopping Chinese militarization activities on disputed islands in the South China Sea, but is committed to a peaceful approach to the dispute, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay ...
    • PH urged to rethink China ties 

      Quismundo, Tarra; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A2)
      The Philippines should rethink relations with China following reports Beijing was planning to build a radar station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...
    • Security deal seals PH-Japan alliance 

      Doronila, Amando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 8, 2015, on page A1-A20)
      The Philippines and Japan on Thursday signed a strategic security agreement that would lead to the sale by Tokyo of military hardware and transfer of technology to Manila to counter China’s increasing aggressiveness in the ...
    • Some of China's artificial islands now completed 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2015, on page A13)
      China has completed some of its land reclamation on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, raising the stakes in Beijing's territorial dispute with its Asian neighbors. China ...
    • US, China raise Spratlys stakes 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A2)
      When the US Navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well. The USS Fort Worth, one of the most modern ...