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Philippines Won’t Use Water Cannon on Chinese Ships: Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the Philippines would not respond in kind to China's deployment of water cannon against its vessels, ruling out the use of "offensive" equipment as Manila asserts its sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing has ...
Philippines, U.S. Fire at ‘Invasion’ Force in South China Sea War Games
By Faith Brown U.S. and Filipino troops fired missiles and artillery at an imaginary "invasion" force during war games on the Philippines' northern coast Monday, days after their governments objected to China's "dangerous" actions in regional waters.
WEEK IN REVIEW: China-Friendly Former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele Elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
China-friendly former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele was elected prime minister of the Solomon Islands on Thursday, defeating an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing’s reach in the Pacific nation. Manele won 31 votes in a secret ballot of 50 MPs, the climax of a national election that ...
Philippines Summons China Envoy Over Water Cannon Attack
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday it summoned a senior Chinese embassy official over the "harassment of Philippine vessels" in the South China Sea. "The Philippines protested the harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous maneuvers, use of water ...
China Coast Guard Becoming ‘More Aggressive’: Philippines
China's coast guard has become more aggressive towards Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, and its water cannon attacks could threaten the lives of crew, a government spokesman in Manila warned Wednesday. A series of high-seas incidents involving the two ...
China’s New Aircraft Carrier Conducts First Sea Trials: State Media
China's Fujian aircraft carrier took to the water for its maiden sea trials on Wednesday, state media said. This is a key next step in Beijing's vast naval build-up as it carves out a more assertive role for itself in the Pacific and beyond. ...
Tensions Soar Between China and Philippines Following New Maritime Confrontation
Chinese and Philippine Coast Guard vessels confronted one another again in the South China Sea on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of provoking this latest incident. The Chinese side claims Philippines ships, including an accompanying Coast Guard vessel, were ...
Philippines Says China Coast Guard Used Water Cannon on Its Vessels
By Allison Jackson The Philippines said the China Coast Guard used water cannon on two of its vessels on Tuesday, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian country.
South China Sea: Litmus Test for Indonesia-China Defense Ties
On April 12, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian told the media that China intended to bolster military ties with Indonesia. Wu Qian made the remark after Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s recent visit to China–the first overseas trip since Prabowo won the election in February.
Philippines Takes Delivery of Medium-Range Indian Supersonic Missiles as Both Countries Seek to Send a Message to China
The Philippine Marines are now installing four new missile batteries that arrived from India over the past few days to alter the equation in Manila's increasingly contentious duel with Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The delivery of BrahMos ...
China Intensifies SE Asian Diplomacy Amid U.S.-Philippine Exercises
Tensions are high in the South China Sea as the Philippines kicks off its annual Balikatan joint military exercises with the United States. The opening ceremony of the three-week, 17,000-troop operation took place on Tuesday, aimed at “highlighting ironclad alliance” between Washington and Manila, according to the U.S. ...
Massive U.S.-Philippine Joint Military Exercises Get Underway With the Goal of Sending a Clear Message to China
Nearly 17,000 soldiers from four countries are mobilizing in the Philippines as part of unprecedented joint military exercises that are bound to further strain tensions with Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The annual “Balikatan" exercises, named after the ...