Category: South China Sea

The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday released a statement saying Washington should refrain from “instigating trouble” in the South China Sea and that the U.S. was to blame for stirring up trouble in the region. This follows similar denunciations ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry delivered a simple, straightforward, and somewhat blunt message to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in response to his reaffirmation of Washington's "ironclad" promise to defend the Philippines in the event of a war: Stay out of the South China Sea dispute, it has nothing ...

One of the looming concerns about the increasingly contentious confrontation between China and the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea is what would be the trigger for Manila to activate the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the U.S. ...

By Léon Bruneau U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea. Blinken's visit ...

The tense South China Sea dispute between Beijing and Manila will likely intensify when the top diplomat from China's primary rival in South Asia tours three ASEAN countries, including the Philippines. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, will visit Malaysia, ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday as the countries seek to reinforce security and economic ties to counter Chinese influence. Blinken's visit to Manila — his second since ...

The Chinese and Philippine governments spent the weekend sparring with one another over which country's territorial claims to portions of the South China Sea are more legitimate than the other's. The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's ...

The Philippines plans to challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea by developing a new, more militarized defense strategy and building what it calls a "network of alliances." Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Friday that the military ...

The Vietnamese government has intentionally tried to stay out of the fray in the escalating confrontation between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, but stepped back into it on Saturday when Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Phạm Thu Hằng expressed Hanoi's "deep concern" over the situation.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi convened his annual press conference on the sidelines of the Two Sessions legislative gathering in Beijing, putting an end to speculation that lawmakers would name a replacement this week for the 70-year-old diplomat. Wang spent ...

By Steven Trask Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that "endanger peace" in the South China Sea, following fresh confrontations between Beijing and the Philippines in contested waters. Simmering tensions in ...

China on Wednesday accused the U.S. of using the Philippines as a "pawn" in the South China Sea as hostilities between the two Asian nations escalate over their territorial dispute in the region. China said it "took control measures" against Philippine ships' ...