Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Beijing"
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2 Chinese ships spotted doing 'surveillance' on Recto Bank - PH Navy
(,August 12, 2020 , on page )Two Chinese ships have been conducting surveillance operations on Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for at least a week now without prior coordination from the government, the Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed. ... -
Australia accuses China of dangerous interception over S. China Sea
(,June 6, 2022 , on page )Australia on Sunday accused the Chinese military of putting an Australian Defence Force flight crew at risk when their plane was intercepted late last month over the South China Sea. Defence Minister Richard Marles revealed ... -
Beijing pays a price for the assertiveness in South China Sea
(,May 15, 2014 , on page )Faced with mounting Chinese assertiveness, nothing seems to illustrate the impotence of Southeast Asian nations more than their glacial progress toward a code of conduct with Beijing on the South China Sea. It's been a ... -
Beijng developing satellites for watching South China Sea traffic
(,August 22, 2018 , on page )China is developing a satellite system that will allow it to closely watch the South China Sea, the China News Service reported, helping it to consolidate control over the disputed waters. The first of 10 satellites is ... -
Benham Rise: what is at stake?
(,March 20, 2017 , on page )In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ... -
British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands
(,September 7, 2018 , on page )While the U.S. Navy has conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the same area in the past, this British challenge to China’s growing control of the strategic waterway comes after the United States has said ... -
China in control of Panatag Shoal, fishers say; Beijing denies harassment
(,June 12, 2018 , on page )China still holds the “power” over Panatag Shoal even though Filipinos have regained access to the fishing ground, local fishermen said during a press conference in Malacañang.Romel Cejuela, one of three fishermen who ... -
China is not militarizing South China Sea – Premier Li
(,March 25, 2017 , on page )China is not militarizing the South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, although he acknowledged that defense equipment in islands in the disputed waterway had been placed there to maintain “freedom of navigation”. ... -
China keeps building islands on disputed sea – report
(,December 16, 2017 , on page )Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy. New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the ... -
China starts operating lighthouses on disputed maritime territories
(,October 11, 2015 , on page )China has started operating two lighthouses on a reef on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea, a state news agency reported, amid rising concerns among the US and China's neighbors about Beijing's maritime ... -
China won't occupy Pag-asa Island: Beijing also reassures that traditional fishing rights of Filipino fishers will be safeguarded
(,April 25, 2019 , on page )China has committed not to occupy Pag-asa Island and continue to safeguard the traditional fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino diplomat here said Wednesday. Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago ... -
Chinese envoy appeals for patience over SCS issues
(,July 31, 2019 , on page )Amid the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Beijing's top envoy in Manila stressed China's commitment to peace and stability saying China will not "take the first shot" as it adheres firmly to the policy of a ... -
Despite tension, shipping on S. China Sea not disrupted
(,January 16, 2016 , on page )China's growing military presence in the South China Sea has drawn warnings from the United States that Beijing is seeking to exert control over one of the world's most important sea lanes, but so far the shipping industry ... -
Duterte condemns Ayungin incident
(,November 23, 2021 , on page )We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and ours partnership. President Duterte stressed this as ... -
Duterte open to South China Sea deals
(,May 17, 2017 , on page )President Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had no immediate ... -
Esperon: China, Philippines in 'friendly' understanding on Scarborough
(,November 1, 2016 , on page )The Philippines and China have reached a "friendly" understanding allowing Filipinos to fish around a disputed shoal seized by Beijing in 2012, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Duterte negotiated the ... -
Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed sea-reports
(,September 18, 2018 , on page )Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters. Submarine Kuroshio on Thursday joined three ... -
Locsin: PH won't be a 'subject' of China
(,April 18, 2021 , on page )Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. has given an assurance that the Philippines will not be a subject of China despite the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea. Locsin made the statement after former US Secretary of ... -
Loren defends Duterte against claims of sub-servience to China
(,June 4, 2018 , on page )Senator Loren Legarda on Sunday defended the government from criticisms of subservience to China, saying it is only natural for the Duterte administration to exhaust all diplomatic means to resolve the tension in the West ... -
Manila, Beijing agree to resume talks on South China Sea dispute
(,October 21, 2016 , on page )The Philippines and China have agreed to resume bilateral "dialogue and consultation" to properly resolve the thorny dispute in the South China Sea. The consensus was reached during the historic meeting between President ...