Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Paracel Island"

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    • British Navy warship sailing near SCS islands angers Beijing 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, September 7, 2018, on page 15)
      Beijing yesterday expressed anger after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last month, saying Britain was engaged in "provocation" and that Beijing had lodged ...

    • Carpio: China’s naming of sea features doesn’t mean sovereignty 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 8, 2020, on page 7)
      China’s naming of features in the South China Sea, including islands in the Philippine-held Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), does not matter since names of the geologic features do not determine sovereignty, retired Supreme ...

    • China denies 'militarizing' allegations in SCS 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, May 23, 2018, on page 12)
      Beijing hit back Monday at allegations it was “militarizing” the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, accusing Washington instead of raising tensions with its own military footprint. ...

    • China deploys missiles in disputed sea- report 

      (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2016, on page 1-4)
      China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday just as President Barack Obama called for “tangible steps” to reduce tensions in the region. ...

    • China to start civilian flights from disputed isle 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2016, on page 1-3)
      China will begin civilian flights to and from a disputed South China Sea island within a year, state media reported on Friday, as the government expands infrastructure on islands and reefs also claimed by other countries ...

    • China's airfields on Spratlys meant for fighter jets - US 

      Flores, Helen; Sapnu, Ric; Ronda, Rainier Allan; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2016, on page 2)
      A senior US State Department official yesterday disputed China’s claims that the airstrips built on its artificial islands of the South China Sea were meant for flights for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. “The ...

    • 'Chinese coast guard regularly intimidates Pinoy fishers in SCS' 

      Katigbak, Jose; Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2019, on page 2)
      What’s happening to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea? At about the same time as a senior Philippine military officer denied reports Filipino fishermen were being harassed by Chinese security forces in the vicinity ...

    • Chinese ecocide 

      Romulo, Roberto R. (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2019, on page B5)
      Ecocide, or ecocatastrophe, is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that ...

    • Confronting China means trouble- Rody 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 21, 2018, on page 1-10)
      Trouble would ensue if the Philippines insisted on its maritime claims in the South China Sea, President Duterte said. Duterte stressed he is open to a joint exploration with China to avoid conflict, instead of confronting ...

    • Frenemies 

      Magno, Alex (The Philippine Star, July 27, 2019, on page 10)
      Critics of President Duterte’s China policy ask him to copy Vietnam, probably imagining that country is constantly screeching and whining and confronting the regional superpower. It is true that Vietnam and China have come ...

    • PCG vows more vigilance, patrols at Panatag Shoal 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Tupas, Emmanuel; Villanueva, Rhodina; Serrano, Ben (The Philippine Star, June 10, 2018, on page 8-14)
      Amid reports that some Chinese coast guard units have been harassing Filipino fishermen by confiscating the fish they caught in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said they would be ...

    • Senate panels to probe Duterte’s China policy 

      Romero, Paolo; Cervantes, Ding; Sison, Bebot Jr.; Bayoran, Gilbert (The Philippine Star, June 16, 2018, on page 6)
      Two Senate committees will jointly hold a public hearing to determine how effective the country’s foreign policy is in the face of alarming developments in the West Philippine Sea, particularly China’s military buildup and ...

    • 'US warship sails near South China Sea area' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star World, October 2, 2018, on page 13)
      An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest implicit challenge to Beijing's sweeping territorial claims in the region, the Pentagon said on Sunday. ...

    • US warships sail near SCS islands claimed by Beijing 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2018, on page 3)
      Two US Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two US officials told Reuters, in a move that drew condemnation from Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation ...

    • US weighs more SCS patrols vs 'new reality' of China 

      (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2018, on page 1-4)
      The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ...