West Philippine Sea
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China vows “necessary measures” after U.S. warship nears Huangyan Island
BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saturday vowed “necessary measures” will be undertaken to safeguard the country’s sovereignty after a U.S. warship entered waters surrounding Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. When responding to a relevant question from the press, spokesperson Lu Kang confirmed that the USS Hopper, a guided […]
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China accuses US warship of violating its sovereignty in South China Sea
China’s foreign ministry has accused a US warship of entering its territorial waters without permission and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure its sovereignty is protected. On the evening of Jan. 17, the missile destroyer USS Hopper came within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, the […]
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Carpio’s terms for PH Rise research
THE latest issue on Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise, focused on Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s statement that China should not be allowed to conduct marine scientific research in Philippine Rise which the United Nations Commission on the Law of the Sea has recognized as part of the Philippine extended continental […]
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China is a disruptive force, U.S. Pacific military chief says Sanjeev Miglani
The three countries – the United States, Japan and India – have grown increasingly concerned about China’s assertive military posture in the region and sought to draw closer, with Australia, in a “quad” of liberal democracies. “I believe the reality is that China is a disruptive transitional force in the Indo-Pacific, they are owner […]
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Carpio: PH should refuse China’s request for marine research in Philippine Rise
Carpio: PH should refuse China’s request for marine research in Philippine Rise Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, Januaray 15) — “If a bully has squatted on your front yard, and requests to look at your backyard, would you grant the request of the bully?” Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio posed this question in the wake of […]
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Philippine brass up in arms on the South China Sea
Filipino military chief Delfin Lorenzana is again at odds with his government’s softly-softly approach to China’s maritime ambitions Under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s chairmanship of Asean in 2017, the regional bloc maintained that the situation in the South China Sea was generally stable, meaning there was no need for confrontation or criticism of China’s activities, […]
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The ‘Indo-Pacific’: Redrawing the Map to Counter China
McMaster and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have begun using the term “Indo-Pacific” in recent months to refer to the region that extends from the west coast of the U.S. to the west coast of India. For decades previously, American leaders had called this swath of the globe the “Asia-Pacific,” or more recently as the […]
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Canberra: Tribunal ruling on South China Sea reflects international law, should be implemented
“We believe that [ruling] reflects international law and we support a rules-based international order,” Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely said at the BusinessMirror Coffee Club Forum on Wednesday. She noted that the decision of the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague “is a very important and fundamental value and principle that is at the […]
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Alejano: Why let China do research in PH waters, Benham Rise?
MANILA, Philippines – “So, why China?” Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano on Friday, January 12, blasted the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for supposedly approving the request for Chinese nationals to conduct marine scientific research in Philippine waters, including Benham Rise. At the same time, Alejano claimed, the DFA rejected a request from […]
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China objects to Vietnam’s call for Indian investment in South China Sea
BEIJING: China today objected to Vietnam’s invitation to India to invest in oil and natural gas sector in the disputed South China Sea, saying it is firmly opposed to infringement of its rights using development of bilateral ties as an “excuse”. Vietnam’s Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh on Tuesday had told an […]