KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia does not want to take a confrontational stance toward China over the disputed South China Sea and Beijing’s alleged mistreatment of its minority Uighur Muslims, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said in an interview published on Saturday. Malaysia is too small to face up to the Asian powerhouse, even though […]

  Unilateral actions risk escalating tensions in the South China Sea, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the United Nations General Assembly, comments aimed at China that avoided mentioning China directly. “Vietnam has on many occasions voiced its concerns over the recent complicated developments in the South China Sea, including serious incidents that […]

  China does not need to reclaim the Scarborough Shoal, the top Chinese diplomat in the Philippines said Thursday night. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua was reacting to the statement earlier issued by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that China may reclaim the disputed shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal and Bajo de Masinloc, […]

  Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin Jr., in New York this week to address the United Nations General Assembly in behalf of the Duterte government, made two significant remarks about China. On a Code of Conduct (CoC) to cover disputed waters of the South China Sea, targeted for signing in 2022 by Asean member […]

  AMBASSADOR Zhao Jianhua has expressed optimism that China would be able to bring 2 million tourists to the country yearly by the middle of 2020, even as he stressed that Beijing has emerged as a top investor with $66.62 million in foreign direct investment to the Philippines, or nearly a 12.5-percent increase from 2017. […]

  Chinese Ambassador to Manila Zhao Jianhua emphasized this in his welcome remarks at the 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China Thursday night in Makati City. “It is our belief that South China Sea issue is not the sum total of China-Philippine relations, nor disputes the sum total of South China Sea […]

  CHINA is flexing its muscles in the South China Sea, making its vessels visible by purposely switching on tracking signals for long periods of time in a move widely interpreted as asserting Beijing’s sovereignty in the disputed waters – and push out rival claimants. An analysis undertaken by the Washington-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative […]

  MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang Thursday dismissed as “speculation” Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s claim that China would reclaim Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down as it stressed that the chief executive wouldn’t permit any assault on Philippine sovereignty. Carpio, an outspoken critic of Duterte’s policy on China, has warned […]

  The Department of Energy on Thursday said its commitment to uphold the country’s sovereignty in the proposed energy agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea is “unshakeable” amid concerns that Manila may lose control and autonomy within its own jurisdiction to Beijing. “That is something we cannot sacrifice, that is something we cannot […]

  MANILA – China is committed to maintaining peace and stability with the Philippines, saying the South China Sea is not the sum total of Philippine-China relations. During the reception marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said China wants to work with the Philippines […]