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Japan won’t send troops to disputed seas
Japan yesterday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea, but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces to support the operation. Last month Washington infuriated ...
- November 23, 2015
China to Phl: return to bilateral talks
China called on the Philippines yesterday to withdraw a case it has filed at a UN arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea and return to bilateral negotiations. Beijing has for years insisted that ...
- July 23, 2015
Phl to pursue sea claim in peaceful way
The reported failure of the US government to convince China to stop its massive reclamation in the West Philippine Sea will not deter the Philippines from pursuing its claim in the disputed region via peaceful means, the ...
- May 18, 2015
China rejects demands by US over reclamation
China yesterday rejected US demands to stop all reclamation works in the South China Sea, saying it was exercising its sovereignty and using the outposts to fulfill international responsibilities. Admiral Sun Jianguo, ...
- June 1, 2015
DA holds consultations for reg'I agri, fisheries modernization
The Department of Agriculture is conducting consultations in Mindanao for the drafting of the Regional Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Plan (RAFMechP) that would fast-track the adoption of farm mechanization in ...
- November 23, 2015
China hits back at US criticism sea 'restrictions'
China hit back yesterday at United States criticism that it restricts navigation and overflights in the South China Sea amid a festering marine territorial dispute with some of its neighbors. China claims most of the South ...
- August 11, 2015
'Cute US, submissive? China insecure
China is showing its insecurity with its behavior toward the Philippines, Malacañang said yesterday as it lashed back at a Chinese tabloid for calling the Philippines a “cute submissive” partner of the United States. The ...
- April 23, 2015
Merkel suggests China resolve sea row in courts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern yesterday about a territorial dispute between the Chinese and US navies in the South China Sea, and suggested China go to international courts to resolve the row. On a ...
- October 30, 2015
'China may be building airstrip on Subi Reef'
China appears to be building an airstrip on Zamora (Subi) Reef in the Spratlys archipelago, boosting notions that the Asian superpower is conducting reclamation in disputed areas to display its military might. In a span ...
- April 28, 2015
'China reclamation in disputed sea a ploy'
China is rushing reclamation in the West Philippine Sea to circumvent any favorable ruling on the Philippine arbitration case before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The Philippines filed the case ...
- January 13, 2015