MANILA, Philippines — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has vowed to defend the Philippines at the United Nations and in other international human rights forums. “China is continuing to provide support in terms of assistance in intelligence sharing and capacity building. We are going to speak up for the just causes of […]
DAVAO, Oct 30: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Philippine counterpart, Teodoro Locsin, pledged joint efforts to advance consultation on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. Wang Yi, who is on a two day visit to the Philippines said, under the guidance of the leaders of China and […]
China and the Philippines are poised to bring their economic cooperation into a new era, and they have a fair chance to achieve the first ground-level implementation of the joint development of oil and natural gas in the South China Sea, Chinese analysts said on Wednesday. The comments came after a two-day visit by Chinese […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has built a monitoring station in a disputed area of the South China Sea to track regional pollution and climate change, environment ministry spokesman Liu Youbin said on Wednesday. The station on the Nansha Islands, known outside China as the Spratlys, has been set up to detect major air pollutants like […]
China’s Harbin guided missile destroyer, left, and the DDG-139 Ningbo Sovremenny-class Type-956EM destroyer, right. AP Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the Southern Theater Command to prepare for war during an inspection last Thursday. The command oversees the South China Sea, where tensions have been on the rise. A Chinese destroyer confronted a US Navy warship […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Chief of US Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said on Tuesday the US and China “will meet each other more and more on the high seas” after a Chinese warship came close to a US ship in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese vessel came within 45 yards of the USS […]
Chinese and American officials increasingly talk about war over Taiwan and the South China Sea – could it really happen? New York City – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent talk of “preparing for war and combat” is just the latest example of tough language that has stoked fears of a military flare-up with the United […]
On October 2, the Navy destroyer Decatur narrowly avoided a collision with a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship in the South China Sea. The Decatur was conducting a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) adjacent to an artificial island constructed by China on the Gaven and Johnson reefs. According to the Pentagon, the PLAN […]
China’s AG600 amphibious plane carried out its first waterborne takeoff and landing on Saturday. The plane, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, is designed primarily for civil aviation. But its capabilities suggest to some that it could be used to further China’s territorial ambitions in disputed areas like the South China Sea. On Saturday, the AG600, […]
MANILA, Philippines — In an act of defiance against Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, London has suggested that more British ships will sail near the contested waterway. Adm. Sir Philip Jones, the British Royal Navy’s top official, said the United Kingdom has an obligation to showcase military support for its allies in […]