MANILA, Philippines — China has started to pull out its militia vessels near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, Philippine special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo said. “Some 100 Chinese fishing boats have been withdrawn from the waters off the Philippine-administered Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea, an emissary from the Chinese government […]

  A powerful blast-off in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday afternoon has shot China into the same elite league as the US and Russia – countries capable of catapulting rockets and payloads offshore into space. A Long March 11 rocket lifted off from a mobile launch pad floating in the Yellow Sea off eastern Shandong […]

The vast majority of Chinese citizens believe the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could seize islands in the East and South China Seas, even if the U.S. military were to intervene in the conflicts. No less than 87 percent of respondents said that the Chinese military already possessed the capability to take back the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands […]

In the 1990s, political theorists, historians and more than a few political leaders debated this question: Had “transnational forces” associated with globalization made the sovereign nation-state a dysfunctional and potentially dangerous political structure? The 21st-century’s revival of Great Power competition — competition between powerful states that value their sovereignty — indicates borders still matter. The […]

VIETNAM HAS URGED ALL SIDES INVOLVED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES TO DISCHARGE THEIR LEGAL DUTIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO MARITIME SECURITY. Countries need to strictly fulfill their responsibilities under international laws, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday. All sides […]

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the administration of President Donald Trump is working on an Indo-Pacific strategy to guarantee the free passage of ships and cargo in the South China Sea. In a recent interview on Fox News, Pompeo indicated that the US was determined to protect its interests and […]

The United States’ presence in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will be helpful, but China’s involvement is still necessary to ensure long-term stability, government officials have said. “The Philippines would want stability in this part of the world, in that part of the world,” Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said, following renewed rhetoric from […]

XI Jinping’s administration were enraged after the US authorised $2billion worth of arms sales to self-ruled Taiwan. The US, which is the main weapons dealer to Taiwan, would send over 100 tanks and almost 2,000 missiles to the island. There was outrage in China, who said they were seriously concerned after Taiwan’s defence ministry confirmed […]

MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) en banc will hear oral arguments on the petition filed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales seeking to compel cabinet members and government officials to protect and preserve the environment in the West Philippine Sea from alleged “massive destruction” caused by […]

THE Philippines has backed the US as it bids to bring an end to tensions over the South China Sea and fury from Beijing. Shanahan’s comments that Washington would no longer “tiptoe” around China’s behaviour in the seas. He told reporters in a briefing: “The Philippines would want stability in this part of the world, […]