Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 6) — The Philippines is expected to continue to enjoy the United States’ support in its stake in the West Philippine Sea even if a new American president emerges from this week’s elections, the country’s envoy said Friday. Manila can maintain close ties with the US should incumbent President Donald […]
The Philippine government has reportedly backed down on a plan to deploy fishermen as militia forces in disputed parts of the South China Sea, citing concerns about the potential for conflict with China. In a briefing on November 5, President Rodrigo Duterte’s National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said that the plan, designed to beef up […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping used the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, which erupted three years before his birth, to declare the conflict a milestone in China’s march toward national rejuvenation, which he has termed the Chinese Dream. In a major speech, Xi — who is also head of the Communist Party and commander in […]
HANOI — Among Asians closely following the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election, Vietnamese stand out not only in their enthusiasm but also in their preference for President Donald Trump over former Vice President Joe Biden. “I support Trump because he does not hesitate to take strong action against China,” a chief executive at a […]
GERMANY has announced it will deploy officers on Australian Navy ships in order to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific. The European nation said yesterday it boost military spending for next year despite the economic hit suffered by the coronavirus pandemic. It also said it would with NATO to strengthen relationships with allies such as […]
China is expected to seize control of some of the Philippines’ waterways if a war emerges between Beijing and Washington, former Philippine Armed Forces chief Emmanuel Bautista said. According to a report on South China Morning Post on Friday, Bautista said the Philippines’ location with routes linking the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean made […]
HANOI — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is wrapping up a tour of Southeast and South Asia in Vietnam, where he again sought to counter the growing influence of China, only days before President Donald Trump faces challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election. https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Pompeo-in-Vietnam-warns-Beijing-over-South-China-Sea
MANILA, Philippines—China is now waging a war in what a former Philippine military chief said was a “gray zone” where the fighting goes on without guns but with information, investments, and other tactics to pursue its strategic objectives in the Philippines. Emmanuel Bautista, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief during the administration of former […]
Senior Filipino and U.S. military officials agreed at an annual meeting Thursday to strengthen a long-standing mutual defense alliance, officials said, months after President Rodrigo Duterte put on hold his threat to end a key bilateral pact amid Chinese militarism in the South China Sea. Both countries sought a “stronger mutual defense alliance,” the Philippine […]
THE Chinese referred to Southeast Asia (SEA) in ancient times as Nanyang, or the “southern seas.” In some ways, this name can be traced to the same logic that gave SEA the name Suvarnadvipa, or “land of gold” for the South Asians: they are rooted in the commercial relations of SEA with both neighboring giants. […]