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Philippines Says Joint Maritime Exercises Rein in China
Joint naval exercises held frequently by the Philippines, United States, and other Western powers are helping rein in "aggressive" Chinese actions in the South China Sea, a Filipino military official said Wednesday. Beijing has sought to expand its presence in the ...
Philippines Challenges China Over South China Sea at ASEAN Meet
By Martin Abbugao and Damon Wake Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the South China Sea at regional summit talks on Thursday, as fears grow that conflict could erupt in the disputed waterway.
China Conducts Air, Sea Patrols Near Flashpoint Reef
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Saturday after a slew of tense encounters with the Philippines in the disputed waterway in recent months. The patrols coincided with joint exercises carried ...
WEEK in REVIEW: Philippines Navy – Number of Chinese Ships in Territorial Waters Reached a Record High This Year
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New York on Sunday for a week-long visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly gathering. Wang is scheduled to have talks with other BRICS foreign ministers and will hold a high-level event to promote the Global Development Initiative.
Philippines Says ‘We Have Not Lost’ South China Sea Reef After Pullout
The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China. "We have not lost anything," Philippine ...
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.
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 ...
Chinese, Philippines Coast Guard Squabble Over South China Sea Fishers’ Rescue
A dispute broke out between the Chinese and Philippines Coast Guards on Saturday when a Filipino fishing craft issued a distress call after its engine exploded near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Two of the fishers were ...
Marcos Says Philippines Will ‘Vigorously Defend What Is Ours’
The Philippines will "vigorously defend what is ours," President Ferdinand Marcos said on Saturday, as Manila's maritime row with Beijing over the South China Sea escalates. Marcos told a Philippine Military Academy graduation ceremony that the Southeast Asian country faced "a ...
UPDATE: Philippine Civilian Boat Convoy Won’t Proceed to China-Held Reef
A Philippine boat convoy bearing supplies for Filipino fishers said it was headed back to port Thursday. It had ditched plans to sail to a Beijing-held reef off the Southeast Asian country after one of its boats was "constantly shadowed" by a Chinese vessel.
Philippine Boat Convoy Won’t Proceed to China-Held Reef: Organizers
A convoy of boats carrying Philippine civilians bearing supplies for Filipino fishers has abandoned plans to sail closer to a China-held reef off the Southeast Asian country, organizers said Thursday. The convoy set sail Wednesday to distribute fuel and food to ...