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Biden is Caught Between a Shoal and a Hard Place
U.S. President Joe Biden was unequivocal last month when he reaffirmed his commitment to defend the Philippines from an armed attack by Chinese naval forces in the South China Sea. "Any attack on Filipino aircraft, vessels, or armed forces will invoke ...
Biden Picks Asia Hand Kurt Campbell as Deputy Secretary of State
President Biden has nominated top Asia strategist Kurt Campbell as Deputy Secretary of State. The choice of Campbell as Secretary of State Antony Blinken's second-in-command signals continued attention to China despite the U.S.'s growing focus on conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.
Myanmar Fighting Raises Risks for China
Clashes along China’s 2,000km border with Myanmar are raising concerns about trade disruptions and a possible refugee problem in China. Since Friday, fighting between the military junta and local militias has erupted in Shan State and Kachin State, which share borders with China’s Yunnan Province.
Philippines and China Give Conflicting Accounts of Latest South China Sea Run-In
The Philippines on Tuesday vowed to protect its territory “at all cost” following another confrontation with the Chinese navy in the South China Sea. The two sides gave sharply differing accounts of the encounter, which occurred near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. ...
Skepticism Grows Over U.S. Commitment to Defend Philippines in South China Sea
The Biden administration is facing growing criticism over its commitment to defend the Philippines as confrontations with Chinese forces escalate in the South China Sea. The U.S. is bound by its Mutual Defense Treaty to defend Manila against any armed attack. ...
Philippines Denies Chinese Air and Sea Deployments Pushed It From Disputed Shoal
The Philippines and China are trading conflicting accusations following yet another encounter in the South China Sea. On Monday, a Philippine Navy ship sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, prompting China to dispatch air and naval forces of the People’s Liberation ...
Philippines Fights ‘Pro-Beijing Narratives’ as South China Sea Spats Swell
A Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson criticized domestic communities he said are pushing false narratives about the country's territorial conflict with China. Commodore Jay Tarriela pointed out what he called three misleading claims that he says support China’s agenda and have gained prominence ...
China’s Maritime Dispute With the Philippines is Primarily a Problem With the U.S., Says Professor
The surge in maritime tensions between the Philippines and China that began in February is largely due to the United States instigating its ally in Manila, according to Wu Shicun, director of the South China Sea Research Center at Xiamen University. ...
Marooned Filipino Ship Becomes Center of South China Sea Flashpoint
The deterioration of an aging Filipino ship grounded in the South China Sea is becoming the center of an already concerning global flashpoint between China, the Philippines, and the U.S. No one knows just how fast the BRP Sierra Madre is falling ...
Multilateral Support for the Philippines Could Alter Course of Conflict With Beijing in South China Sea
If conflict were to break out in the South China Sea, the Philippines faces a much larger and more sophisticated military in China, which now has the world’s biggest naval fleet. That has put a growing focus on support Manila might ...
Philippines Drops Railway Funding Request from China Amid South China Sea Disputes
The Philippines is dropping its request for Chinese loans to fund three railway projects totaling more than $5 billion. The decision comes as recent tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea have hit fever pitch. Manila, which said ...
Philippines Says Factions Within Its Country Echoing ‘Pro-Beijing’ Narratives
The Philippines has long been critical of what it deems China’s misinformation campaigns around increasingly contentious issues such as South China Sea disputes. But now Manila says there is a “small but vocal group of Filipinos echoing pro-Beijing narratives” as well. ...