As the Chinese military races to build outposts on reclaimed land, nearby countries are alarmed by the territorial expansion. Now, tensions between China, its neighbors and the U.S. over disputed waters in the South China Sea are growing, reports CBS News correspondent Seth Doane. The sandy beaches at the Philippines’ Pag-Asa Island are on the […]
The military will be conducting more surveillance in the West Philippine Sea following China’s pronouncement that it would be building more structures on the artificial islands in the contested area. Asked if the military was alarmed that China had continued its reclamation efforts in the disputed territory, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Gregorio […]
Despite difficult issues facing the United States in East Asia, the former top U.S. diplomat for Asian affairs remains confident that America can, and will, continue to lead in the region. However, Kurt Campbell, the former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, expressed concern regarding a setback in Congress on trade […]
The U.S. finds China’s efforts to build military facilities on reclaimed South China Sea islands “troubling” and plans to raise the issue during annual talks in Washington this month, a top State Department official said. Daniel Russel, assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, was responding to a Chinese statement Tuesday, […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Unlike in the past two years, fewer Filipinos support the Philippines’ moves in its dispute with China over Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a recent survey showed. In a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey published Thursday, June 18, around 49% of respondents said they […]
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SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Unlike in the past two years, fewer Filipinos support the Philippines’ moves in its dispute with China over Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a recent survey showed. In a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey published Thursday, June 18, around 49% of respondents said they […]
The Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs (IMOA) had the distinct honor to nominate Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award for Nationalism and International Law. The nomination was submitted last January 27, 2015 to the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Committee […]
Satellite imagery from June 5, 2015 shows China has expanded its land fill of Subi Reef by 74 percent in less than two months, adding an average of eight acres of surface per day on that reef alone. Mischief Reef, larger than Subi, is now more than half filled in, according to a June 9, […]