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'SCS claimants will suffer if harsh to China'
People from claimant-states in the South China Sea will suffer if they take a hard stance with China, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday, as former diplomats and experts expressed concern over ...
- August 5, 2017
US, China not budging on SCS dispute
The US and China stood firm on their positions in the South China Sea (SCS) row, but stressed the need to tamp down tension and said cooperation was the only option to peace. Senior diplomatic and military leaders from ...
- November 11, 2018
Phl to ASEAN: China getting de facto control
The Philippines yesterday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to unite and stop China’s massive reclamation in disputed waters as it will give China “de facto control” over the area and cause $100 ...
- April 27, 2015
Phl protests China weapons systems on islands
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China in response to a report by the US think tank that Beijing appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven ...
- January 17, 2017
China installs cruise missiles on Phl reef
The move, if confirmed, would mark the first Chinese missile deployments in the Spratly Islands, where several Asian countries including the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan have rival claims. Chinese officials did not ...
- May 4, 2018
US warns China 'throwin elbows'
President Barack Obama has said that while some of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea may be legitimate, Beijing “shouldn’t just try to establish that based on throwing elbows and pushing people out of the ...
- June 3, 2015
Duterte's maritime accident statement heartbreaking - Lacson
President Duterte appeared to have shown weakness and immediately capitulated to China instead of defending the country’s honor and dignity when he tried to downplay the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ...
- June 19, 2019
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
Military leaders in Hawaii to discuss amphibious skills
Amphibious military capabilities are on the agenda as the US Marine Corps and Navy host defense leaders from around the Pacific in Hawaii this week. Japan’s forces are in between: It has been training soldiers in amphibious ...
- May 20, 2015
US to china: Clarify your Boundary
The United States has called on China to clarify or adjust its controversial nine-dash boundary line in the South China Sea to conform to international law and insisted all maritime claims be derived from land features, ...
- April 17, 2015