Browsing Manila Standard by Name "Zhao, Lijian"

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    • China rejects PH protest on fishing ban in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 3, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing has ignored Manila’s protest against its unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea, including areas that are within the exclusivr economic zone of the Philippines. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian ...

    • China ships block PH boats 

      Requejo, Rey; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, November 19, 2021, on page A1)
      The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino marines in the disputed South China Sea/West Philippine Sea, and told Beijing to "back off." ...

    • China ‘trespassing’ in WPS 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, November 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines on Thursday rejected China’s demand that it remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre ship from the Ayungin Shoal, saying it was the Chinese who were trespassers in the West Philippine Sea. The statement came ...

    • DOE allows work to resume in WPS; China joint dev't up 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, October 20, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Private firms with service contracts in the West Philippine Sea received “resume-to-work” notices from the Department of Energy on Monday, after President Rodrigo Duterte lifted a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in ...

    • Filipino boat chased by Sinos; AFP sets probe 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 10, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday it was investigating a report that Chinese military boats pursued a civilian vessel carrying Filipino journalists in the disputed South China Sea. A television crew ...

    • Palace talks tough to China: Panelo warns of 'unwanted hostilities' over Chinese boats' incursions 

      Barcelo, Vito; Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, April 6, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief legal counsel criticized China Monday for the continued presence of Chinese ships in the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, warning that the territorial incursion could damage ties and lead to ...

    • PH options open; US warns China 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 9, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Defense department said Thursday it was keeping “all our options open” as Washington warned Beijing against increasing aggressive moves in the region amid the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef – ...

    • PH says Hague ruling binding; Chinese envoy wants it voided 

      Barcelo, Vito; Requejo, Rey E.; Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 15, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Malacanang said Wednesday “no one can diminish” the 5-year-old arbitral award that junked Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims to the West Philippine Sea, despite China’s recent remark that the award was a piece of “wastepaper." ...

    • Waste-dumping in WPS not true, says Lorenzana 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 14, 2021, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday the dumping of waste in the West Philippine Sea as reported by an American think tank is untrue. “The reported dumping of waste in the WPS is not true. That photo is from the ...

    • Xi vows China won’t be a ‘bully,’ seek hegemony 

      (Manila Standard, November 23, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China's President Xi Jinping told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbors, two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons ...