Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Woody Island"

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    • China begins daily civil flights to SCS outpost 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, December 23, 2016, on page 1-9)
      China has begun daily civilian charter flights to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea after having approved the airport there for civil operations, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday. China claims almost all ...

    • China can deploy warplanes on artificial islands anytime 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2017, on page 1-3)
      China appears to have largely completed major construction of military infrastructure on artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea and can now deploy combat planes and other military hardware there at any time, ...

    • 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 opens cinema on disputed SCS island 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 25, 2017, on page 12)
      Soldiers and residents on one of the islands China controls in the contested South China Sea can now relax and watch a movie after the first theater in the strategic waterway opened its doors Saturday, reports say. In its ...

    • 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 unfazed by US bomber trip over S. China Sea 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, June 7, 2018, on page 13)
      No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday after two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers were reported to have flown near disputed islands ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...