News
-
Xi Jinping starts goodwill tour of the Pacific amid rise in South China Sea tensions
Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a packed itinerary in Papua New Guinea Friday at the start of a tour which marks Beijing’s latest diplomatic foray into a region once considered outside of China’s sphere of influence. Xi, who will attend the 2018 APEC summit in the PNG capital Port Moresby, will then […]
-
Pence says South China Sea doesn’t belong to any one nation
SINGAPORE: US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments sure to rile China which claims the strategic sea route. The United States has conducted a series of “freedom of […]
-
Carpio rebuffs Duterte: China doesn’t possess South China Sea
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio rebuffed President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, November 16, by asserting that China does not possess the South China Sea as Duterte claimed. “China is in physical possession of the entire Paracels, 7 geologic features in the Spratlys, and Scarborough Shoal. These geologic features, and their territorial […]
-
IN PHOTOS: Philippines, Vietnam navies play games on disputed South China Sea island
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – It was a goodwill visit that started with a symbolic handshake. On a Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea on Saturday, November 10, Philippine and Vietnamese navies played games in the name of camaraderie. A total of 63 Vietnamese forces sailed to Northeast Cay in the Spratlys upon the invitation […]
-
IN PHOTOS: Philippines, Vietnam navies play games on disputed South China Sea island
Source: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/216807-philippines-vietnam-navies-play-on-disputed-south-china-sea-island/
-
IN PHOTOS: Philippines, Vietnam navies play games on disputed South China Sea island
Source:https://www.rappler.com/philippines/216807-philippines-vietnam-navies-play-on-disputed-south-china-sea-island/
-
IN PHOTOS: Philippines, Vietnam navies play games on disputed South China Sea island
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – It was a goodwill visit that started with a symbolic handshake. On a Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea on Saturday, November 10, Philippine and Vietnamese navies played games in the name of camaraderie. A total of 63 Vietnamese forces sailed to Northeast Cay in the Spratlys upon the invitation […]
-
Duterte to renew PH stand on South China Sea in ASEAN Summit
SINGAPORE – President Duterte is set to reaffirm the Philippines’ stand on the disputed South China Sea at the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) here. In a statement, Malacañang said that Duterte, together with the nine other ASEAN leaders, will engage dialogue partner countries to further enrich partnership in key areas of cooperation. […]
-
Thailand the missing link in China’s Maritime Silk Road
In a policy shift, Thai PM Prayut Chan-ocha says state agencies will study the construction of a long-envisioned ocean-linking canal China craves for economic and security reasons After demurring for years, Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha last week ordered national planning and security agencies to look into building a possible canal across the narrow […]
-
China, U.S. Sparring Continues Over South China Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — China bluntly told the United States to stop sending ships and military aircraft close to islands claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, during talks that set the stage for a meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping later this month. The U.S. pushed back Friday, insisting it will […]
-
US tells China to remove missile systems in South China Sea
China has been warned by the United States to dismantle its missile systems shield deployed in the disputed Spratly Islands chain in the South China Sea. The move, believed to be the first time Washington has directly addressed the issue, came in a statement following high-level talks at last week’s second annual US-China Diplomatic and […]
-
Hi-tech militarization of South China Sea alarming, experts say
Uncontrolled deployment of advanced military technologies in the disputed South China Sea will exacerbate tensions, warn experts. They said the fact that some parties to the South China Sea dispute are increasingly militarizing the area is the biggest threat to regional stability. This process is not only taking place on the sea, but under it […]