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 […]

  Picture this: Somewhere in the South China Sea, which China claims as its own, a Chinese warship confronts a Philippine warship or, maybe it’s vice versa, and shots are exchanged. It doesn’t matter which warship fired first. The fight is on and the Philippines’ warship is soon joined by American warships that come to […]

  MANILA — As China marked its 70th founding anniversary with a list of milestones it achieved over the last seven decades, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said Beijing would continue sharing the benefits of their progress with partners, including the Philippines. “China is committed to sharing the benefits of development with the Philippines,” he said […]

MANILA, Philippines — China has a “greater stake” in ensuring peace and stability in the South China Sea than any other nation, its top envoy to Manila said. In a speech at the celebration 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China in Makati City on Thursday, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua […]

  MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has acknowledged that he helped Mauritius in its claim over the Chagos Archipelago using the South China Sea arbitration ruling. In February, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected the United Kingdom’s claim of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia Island. The United […]