PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is expected to maintain close ties with China despite its refusal to budge on its disputed claims to the South China (West Philippine) Sea, according to a Fitch Group unit. In a report released on Friday, Fitch Solutions said Duterte’s August 28 visit to China signaled his intent to maintain warm […]
China’s claim this week of jurisdiction over waters claimed by Vietnam has met so far with official silence in Hanoi, which had earlier demanded that Beijing withdraw an oil survey ship and other vessels from what Vietnam calls its own exclusive economic zone. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng […]
Bringing the country’s arbitral win on the West Philippine Sea dispute before the United Nations (UN) might only cause an adverse effect on the government’s current friendly negotiations with China to address the conflict, Malacañang said Friday. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo stated this in response to the proposal of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert […]
WASHINGTON wants to strengthen ties with its Southeast Asian allies amid growing tensions with Beijing over their actions in the South China Sea. David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee White House was committed to its efforts throughout the region. He said: […]
MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship blocked Filipino vessels conducting a resupply mission to a Philippine Navy ship stationed in the West Philippine Sea. The Department of National Defense (DND) reported that in May, a Chinese Coast Guard ship blocked the route of three Philippine civilian vessels on a resupply mission […]
MANILA, Philippines — While the United States deems Beijing as a threat to the region, Washington sees an opportunity to strengthen ties with its Southeast Asian partners and allies. US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Trump administration is […]
Aformer Navy SEAL commander has warned that China’s break-neck military development is quickly making the huge nation America’s most significant global rival. Retired Admiral William McRaven—who headed the Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014 and oversaw the operation that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden—described Chinese military evolution as a “holy s***” […]
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday thanked the United States following a report that it would give a Philippine military unit a command and control facility to help in monitoring the West Philippine Sea. The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (Wescom) in Palawan will “soon” receive the facility […]
China is set to use a huge new supply transport ship to ferry supplies to natural and artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea. Named the Sansha No. 2, it can “cover the whole South China Sea”, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency. The ship passed tests in August. With […]
HO CHI MINH: Vietnam has accused Beijing of direct encroachment on the disputed Nansha Islands at the South China Sea due to its frequent guarding in the guise of conducting marine reserves research. But China’s Foreign Ministry reiterated that China has sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Nansha Islands and adjacent waters nearing Vanguard […]