(CNN)A series of Chinese missile systems have reappeared on a disputed island in the South China Sea, days after satellite imagery appeared to show they had been removed. The initial discovery of their disappearance was made by ImageSat International (ISI) in early June, who provided images showing bare sand where previously there had been a […]
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 12) — The Chinese plane that refuelled in Davao City was here to probe the Philippines, a military historian warned on Tuesday. Security expert Jose Custodio told CNN Philippines’ The Source that it was a way for the eastern giant to “see how our reactions would be.” “They could […]
At a top regional security forum on Saturday, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said China’s recent militarisation efforts in the disputed South China Sea were intended to intimidate and coerce regional countries. Mattis told the Shangri-La Dialogue that China’s actions stood in “stark contrast with the openness of [the US] strategy,” and warned of “much […]
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It was just a one liner among a host of policy shifts announced by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad after the weekly Cabinet meeting. Malaysia, said the Prime Minister, preferred if there were no warships within its waters in the South China Sea and Straits of Malacca. When pressed, […]
MANILA, Philippines — Staying true to its commitment to uphold freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea, France might be leading other European nations to stand up against China’s aggression in the region. China, however, continues to guard international ships passing through the South China Sea, which they claim as their own. In […]
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:14 p.m.) — Despite the “red lines” that the Philippines has set for China, the Chinese continue to harass Filipino fishermen in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Cayetano hails fishermen’s access to West Philippine Sea; Alejano questions continued harassment Duterte clueless on Chinese harassment of Filipino troops on Ayungin Shoal In the report, […]
When leaders of the Group of 7 countries meet in Quebec on Friday, the United States can expect a chilly reception. The other G-7 countries — France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Japan and Canada — have already expressed “unanimous concern and disappointment” with President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum in a joint statement issued by […]
The reported harassment of Filipino fishermen of by Chinese coast guards may not be enough a basis to file a diplomatic protest against China for its intrusion in the Scarborough Shoal. This was according to Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, who, in a radio interview this afternoon, said he does not see that the recent […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verifying reports that a Chinese military aircraft landed at the Davao City International Airport last week. “We would have to check with the Intelligence and Security Unit of the Department, which is in charge of issuing diplomatic clearances for all foreign military aircraft entering Philippine […]
President Rodrigo Duterte said he was unaware of the harassment of Filipino troops by Chinese forces at Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly archipelago last month, which Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines had protested. In a talk with reporters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday night after returning from an official visit […]