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    • 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 ...
    • China, Vietnam agree maritime row should be settled through talks 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, April 3, 2018, on page S2/6)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday China and Vietnam should settle their disputes in the South China Sea through talks and move to jointly exploit its waters. “We have agreed that settling the maritime issues ...
    • Duterte issues gag order on his Cabinet over sea dispute 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, May 19, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night barred his Cabinet from talking in public about the country’s sea dispute with China, which some of his ministers had rebuked for its actions in the disputed waterway. ...
    • Palace distances itself from envoy's China rant 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Añago, Bianca Angelica D.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, May 5, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine presidential palace on Tuesday distanced itself from its top envoy’s tirade against China, saying his views on the South China Sea dispute is his own.“This is not the policy of the Philippines,” presidential ...
    • Philippines rejects 3-month Chinese fishing ban 

      Villegas, Vann Mario M. (BusinessWorld, May 20, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines on Tuesday rejected China’s fishing ban in parts of the South China Sea and asked it to stop violating the Southeast Asian nation’s sovereignty. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said ...
    • PHL, China foreign ministries to sign accord for ‘direct communication’ on sea incidents 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, December 30, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The foreign ministers of the Philippines and China will sign an agreement during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China next week to open direct communication lines and avoid tensions in Philippine-claimed ...
    • PHL, China: Sea dispute not in APEC agenda 

      Monzon, A. M. (BusinessWorld, November 11, 2015, on page S1/12)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Manila on Tuesday, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next week. Mr. Wang was met by his counterpart, ...
    • 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 ...
    • Vietnam backs US role in South China Sea, rebuffing Beijing 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, September 11, 2020, on page S1/10)
      Southeast Asian countries want the US to play a role in maintaining peace in the South China Sea, Vietnam said, pushing back against Beijing’s comments that American forces were destablizing the region. “We welcome the ...