NEW YORK CITY – Many of the commitments made by the Chinese government to the Philippines have yet to materialize, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Speaking at an event organized by the Asia Society here on Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila), Locsin said the perception that China has been pouring support […]
MANILA, Philippines — China will try to reclaim Scarborough Shoal within President Rodrigo Duterte’s term before it signs the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice said Wednesday. Speaking to journalists at a forum for reporting on maritime security issues, the senior magistrate said that China would try […]
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday warned that China may use the proposed code of conduct in the South China Sea to replace the United Nations’ dispute settlement mechanism on maritime claims. Carpio said parties negotiating the code should be vigilant and cautioned them against falling into China’s “trap,” which seeks to jeopardize […]
Beijing seeks a code of conduct for the South China Sea that “is all about how Southeast Asia and China will engage with each other and no one else”, Locsin told an Asia Society event in New York. “[Such an agreement would be] implicit recognition of Chinese hegemony,” he said. “In short, a manual […]
Hanoi has not found as much support as it hoped for despite its bold confrontation of Beijing in the South China Sea. Vietnam and China are engaged in a slow boiling stand-off in the South China Sea that has not received sufficient attention. China has reportedly sent one survey vessel and at least four […]
CHINA has launched a new amphibious assault carrier in move which defence analysts believe transformed the People’s Liberation Army Navy the minute it entered the water. The warship allows marines to capture beaches and land supplies on enemy territory and will operate alongside an increasingly powerful fleet of aircraft carriers, air defence destroyers and […]
This area is a simmering cauldron for conflict between China and its neighbours – and the US. Mark J Valencia makes sense of the situation. Chinese People’s Republic soldiers patrol the Paracel Islands, also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. The US asserts its military dominance via naval patrols and bases in the region. Credit: […]
Beijing has deployed a new oil rig in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo: WeiboBeijing has deployed a new oil rig in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. China has deployed a deepwater oil rig in the South China Sea, according to a state media report. The ‘Haiyang Shiyou […]
As I write this, the Bahamas is reeling from the aftereffects of Hurricane “Dorian”—similar to Tacloban when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” hit and devastated the city. On the other side of the planet, the Amazon forest in South America, the lungs of the earth and the last and biggest rainforest on the planet, is burning. The […]
SANYA, China/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s national offshore producer CNOOC Ltd expects its major deepwater gas field Lingshui 17-2 in the South China Sea to start its first gas production at the end of 2021, a company executive said on Tuesday. Chinese state-run energy producers are raising spending on domestic oil and gas drilling to […]