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Philippines Holds Joint Patrols With U.S., Canada, Australia
The Philippines launched on Wednesday two days of joint sea and air exercises with the United States, Canada and Australia, a joint statement said, as Beijing presses its territorial claim over the South China Sea. The manoeuvres will be held "within ...
China Launches Air, Sea Patrols Near Flashpoint Scarborough Shoal
By Matthew Walsh with Cecil Morella in Manila China on Wednesday carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a flashpoint area also claimed by the Philippines.
Vietnam, Philippines to Hold South China Sea Exercises
A Vietnamese coast guard vessel is en route to the Philippines for joint training exercises, Hanoi said, the first such exchange between the countries in dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, ...
U.S. Will Reportedly Increase Military Funding to the Philippines
This week’s joint visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Manila will reportedly see the announcement of $500 million in additional military funding to the Philippines to bolster its defenses, and a possible new military pact between the countries.
Quad ‘Seriously Concerned’ About Situation in South China Sea
By Léon Bruneau The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan, Australia and India on Monday expressed "serious concern" over the situation in the South China Sea in a veiled rebuke to Beijing. U.S. Secretary ...
Chinese Coast Guard and Navy Ships Look On But Don’t Intervene in Latest Philippine Resupply Mission
Under the close watch of at least nine China Coast Guard and PLA Navy warships, the Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on a South China Sea reef on Saturday without any “untoward incidents” more than a month after a violent ...
Philippines Says ‘No Incidents’ as It Resupplies Hotspot Reef
The Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on a South China Sea reef Saturday without "untoward incidents", more than a month after a violent clash with Chinese forces in the area. It said the mission ...
China Warns Philippines of ‘Resolute’ Response in South China Sea
China will "respond resolutely" to any violation by the Philippines of a recent deal to calm tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea, its top diplomat told his Filipino counterpart, Beijing said Saturday. Manila is locked in a ...
With an Eye on China, Blinken Heads to Southeast Asia to Reaffirm Ties With Strategic Allies
By Léon Bruneau U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia this week to deepen ties with Washington's strategic allies, an official said Monday. The United States seeks to bolster its regional stance against an increasingly assertive China. ...
3 Reasons Why China, Philippines Chose to Strike a Deal on Reef Resupply Missions
For more than a year now, we've been discussing the steadily intensifying conflict between the Philippines and China over rival territorial claims in the South China Sea and how the two sides have failed to create any policy off-ramps that would allow them to de-escalate their feud. ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Props up Solomon Islands’ Budget With $20 Million Injection
The Indian government is planning to spend $1 billion to expedite the construction of 12 hydroelectric dams in Arunachal Pradesh, a sensitive region near the contested border with China. Beijing denounced the move and said New Delhi has "no right to build in that area and that ...
Prominent Chinese Scholar Calls for a Blockade of Second Thomas Shoal Unless Philippines Removes Grounded Ship
One of China's most prominent scholars on South China Sea issues, Wu Shicun, said the crisis with the Philippines over the Second Thomas Shoal is a "bleeding wound" that must be dealt with, or else it risks further escalation. Wu, who ...