MANILA – Youth groups led by the Kabataan Party-list stormed the Chinese Consulate along Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City on Friday morning to denounce what they deem an “orchestrated move” by Beijing to escalate tensions in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Protesters burned mock missiles in front of the Chinese Consulate. […]
WASHINGTON – The United States and the European Union warned China on Wednesday that it should respect an international court ruling expected later this year on its dispute with the Philippines over territory in the South China Sea. China claims virtually all the South China Sea and rejects the authority of the Permanent Court of […]
It is hard to say that China’s President Xi Jinping isn’t consistent. Since he took office in 2013, President Xi has actively and aggressively asserted Chinese territorial claims, especially maritime ones. And while China’s construction of airfields on disputed islands in the South China Sea—over U.S. and Southeast Asian nations’ objections—was a step in the […]
Start playing ball regarding the South China Sea or face consequences — that was the warning handed to China by the United States and European Union on Thursday. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague is due to make a decision later this year on China’s dispute with the Philippines over the territory — […]
A convoy of HQ-9 TEL vehicles marshals at a PLAAF air base (long range air defenses are operated by Chinese air force units). With a range of 200km, the each HQ-9 launcher extends aerial anti-access zone of over 40,000 square miles. China is raising up an early February storm in Asia by deploying long-range HQ-9 […]
Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China’s rejection of arbitration filed by the Philippines over terroritorial claims, is in line with the law. His remarks came after talks with his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop in Beijing on Wednesday, as Australia called for a resolution to the South China Sea disputes through peaceful means, including arbitration. “China […]
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON – China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan and US officials said, ratcheting up tensions even as US President Barack Obama urged restraint in the region. Taiwan defense ministry spokesman Major General David Lo told Reuters the missile batteries […]
DELHI – The Indian government has reiterated its stand that the South China Sea dispute should be resolved under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a position espoused by the Philippines. Anil Wadhwa, secretary of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, yesterday made the statement ahead of the Delhi Dialogue VIII […]
BEIJING — Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday sought to downplay reports that China had positioned anti-aircraft missiles on a disputed South China Sea island, accusing the media of hyping the issue and saying more attention should be paid to what he called “public goods and services” provided by China’s development of its maritime claims. […]
HONG KONG — The Pentagon has evidence that the Chinese military has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, a United States official has said. The deployment escalates regional tensions that have been inflamed by China’s extensive effort to build artificial islands in the South China Sea, bolstering its claim […]