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Philippines Replaces Its Military Commander for Disputed Waters
The Philippine military said Saturday it has replaced a key commander overseeing forces in the South China Sea, including Filipino troops garrisoned on a disputed reef. Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres Jr will replace Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos as chief of the ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: India Signed a Ten-Year Contract to Run Chabahar Port in Iran
India signed a ten-year contract to run Chabahar port in Iran. The deal follows a 2016 refurbishment agreement and will be the first time an Indian entity runs an overseas port. Chabahar will give India access to nearby Afghanistan and the Gulf of Oman and is aimed at ...
Philippines to Buy 5 Japanese-Made Coast Guard Ships in $400 Million Deal
The Philippines has agreed to buy five coast guard patrol ships from Japan in a deal worth more than $400 million, Manila said Friday, as the Southeast Asian country faces growing Chinese pressure in the South China Sea. Japan will loan ...
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 ...
Philippine Civilian Convoy Sails Towards Disputed Reef
By Faith Brown Civilians on board Philippine fishing boats sailed Wednesday towards a China-controlled reef off the Southeast Asian country, handing out aid to Filipino fishermen and dropping buoys to assert their rights to the disputed waterway.
Chinese, Filipino Ships Poised for Major South China Sea Confrontation
Four China Coast Guard ships backed by 26 maritime militia vessels are heading toward the disputed Scarborough Shoal to block an estimated one hundred Philippine civilians from completing a resupply mission for compatriot fishers. The volunteers are scheduled to arrive at the ...
China Says ‘Issued a Warning’ to U.S. Navy Ship in South China Sea
Beijing's military on Friday said it had tailed and issued a warning to a U.S. Navy ship in the disputed South China Sea, just days after the same vessel sparked China's ire by sailing through the Taiwan Strait. Beijing claims almost ...
Philippines Defense Chief Says Military Must Evolve Fast
The Philippine military must evolve fast because of threats to a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Friday at the end of annual exercises with the United States. Teodoro, whose comments were made amid a festering maritime ...
Blame the U.S. for the China-Philippines Standoff in the South China Sea, Says Prominent Chinese Scholar
One of China's foremost international relations scholars recently articulated what's now become conventional wisdom in Beijing about the underlying cause of the surging tensions with the Philippines in the South China Sea. Jin Canrong, vice dean of the School of ...
U.S., Philippine Troops Sink China-Made Vessel in War Games
U.S. and Philippine forces sank a decommissioned China-made Philippine Navy ship Wednesday during South China Sea war games simulating an attack on an enemy vessel, officials said. The exercises are being held near the city of Laoag, around 400 kilometers south ...
Indonesia’s Role in the Burgeoning South China Sea Crisis
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto will take office later this year at a critical time when regional tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea are surging. And this won't be just a foreign policy ...