MANILA – The Philippines should start building up its weaponry and “stop throwing money at poverty,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday, as China continues its aggressive behavior in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Locsin issued this statement after Sen. Panfilo Lacson called his attention to a 2013 China Daily Mail report […]
China has built the world’s first stealth amphibious assault drone boat for island warfare, the developer revealed recently, and Chinese military experts believe it could eventually be headed to the disputed South China Sea. Built for island assault operations and capable of operating on land and at sea, the “Marine Lizard” amphibious drone ship was […]
Most Filipinos believe that a case filed by former Philippine officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) tells the world that China should leave the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The poll, conducted from March 28 to 29 […]
Russia wants to team up with China to build an Arctic shipping route, its ambassador to Beijing has said. Moscow recently set out an ambitious programme to build new ports and other infrastructure facilities to increase cargo shipments across the Arctic, also known as the Northern Sea Route. Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov told the […]
MANILA, Philippines — Following his previous remarks that China should pay for the giant clams they harvested from Scarborough Shoal, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. claimed that the Philippines was not aware of the existence of the clams. In a tweet earlier this week, the Philippines’ top diplomat said he will not be […]
Just last month, it was reported that a Vietnamese fishing boat sank after colliding with a Chinese vessel. The strike happened near the disputed Parcel Islands in the South China Sea, amid tensions between the two countries. The five victims and crew members of the crash clung to the sinking boat for their lives, […]
As protesters gathered outside the Chinese Embassy on April 10 in Manila, to express their outrage at China’s naval aggression, U.S. and Filipino troops conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea, aimed at preparing the Philippines to “deal with any potential island invasion.” Any such shift on the part of Manila […]
If Prabowo Subianto becomes Indonesia’s next president, his government’s review of foreign investments – including the US$6 billion China-funded high-speed rail project – will not turn into a blame game, his pick for vice-president Sandiaga Uno has pledged. Indonesia is hungry for more domestic and foreign investments, especially from China, which is already a […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the sidelines of a global governance forum co-hosted by China and France in Paris, France, March 26, 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European […]
A controversial offshore drilling platform has started deepwater operations in the South China Sea, which officials said would supply liquefied natural gas to the “Greater Bay Area” in the future. It is the first Chinese-built deepwater rig, and its first deep-sea well was completed in eastern waters of the South China Sea in recent […]