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    • China calls reported reclamation activities in Spratlys 'fake news' 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, December 22, 2022, on page S1/12)
      China on Wednesday denied allegations that it is conducting reclamation activities in unoccupied features of the resource-rich Spratlys Island, parts of which are claimed by the Philippines and calls it the Kalayaan Island ...
    • China likely to just snub PHL senators' tirade on sea incident 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O.; Cruz, Beatriz Marie D. (BusinessWorld, December 16, 2022, on page S1/10)
      China could not be expected to change its stance and course of action in disputed parts of the South China Sea after Philippine senators signed a resolution on Wednesday condemning what they called harassment and encroachment ...
    • China says Philippines' 2016 arbitral award illegal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2022, on page S1/8)
      China on Wednesday said a 2016 arbitral ruling by a United Nations-backed tribunal that voided its claim to more than 80% of the South China Sea violates international law. “China neither accepts nor recognizes it and will ...
    • On the heels of last week's sea incident: Duterte to join ASEAN-China relations summit 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, November 22, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte will join a Nov. 22 meeting between southeast Asian nations and China to discuss the future of the region’s relations with Beijing, his office said at the weekend. The scheduled ...
    • On the heels of last week’s sea incident: Duterte to join ASEAN-China relations summit 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, November 22, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte will join a Nov. 22 meeting between southeast Asian nations and China to discuss the future of the region’s relations with Beijing, his office said at the weekend. The scheduled ...
    • Philippines rejects China demand to leave shoal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O.; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, November 26, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines will not remove a ramshackle Navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its Defense chief said on Thursday, rejecting a Chinese demand days after it blocked a Philippine resupply mission. Second ...
    • Philippines told to respect sovereignty of China over shoal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, March 30, 2022, on page S1/10)
      China on Monday asked the Philippines to respect its sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s coast guard reported a Chinese vessel’s close distance maneuver that risked a collision near the shoal. “Huangyan ...
    • PHL tells China to 'back off' after boat attack 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, November 19, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines on Thursday told China to “back off” after three Chinese Coast Guard vessels illegally blocked and discharged water cannons on boats that were carrying supply to a military post on a Philippine-occupied ...
    • Top Philippine, Chinese envoys discuss sea row 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, March 5, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The top Philippine and Chinese diplomats discussed their countries’ sea dispute at the weekend, with China saying they should not let differences affect bilateral relations. “The two sides should remove disturbances calmly ...
    • US backs PHL Senate in China condemnation over sea row 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, December 21, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The United States has backed the Philippine Senate’s condemnation of China for what they described as harassment and encroachment in Philippine maritime territories in the highly disputed South China Sea, according to a ...
    • US vows to defend Philippines in case of attack 

      Aquino, Norman P.; Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, November 18, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The United States would support the Philippines’ 2016 arbitral win in a sea dispute with China, as it vowed to aid the Southeast Asian nation in case of an attack on its vessels in the South China Sea. “You have our word ...