I’m directing this column to our national and local leaders whose duty is to defend the country, protect the people, and secure our natural resources. There’s a need to adapt mindsets to a deteriorating security situation in the South China Sea — fueled by China’s spurious claims of “indisputable sovereignty” over this vital body […]
IT was the rush by an “MVP” firm to implement its tight program to extract oil and gas in Recto Bank in 2011 that triggered a chain of events which, under President Aquino 3rd, resulted in making China the Philippines’ de facto foe. Aquino was well on the way to cutting off diplomatic and […]
MANILA — China Telecom’s future operations in the Philippines will be closely monitored by a government-operated cybersecurity platform specially designed to guard against spying and other online threats. Amid rising global security concerns over China’s high-tech companies, state-owned China Telecom is the largest stakeholder in Mislatel, the Philippines’ third telecommunications carrier that is set […]
China’s unsafe and dangerous navigation in the South China Sea will be under the spotlight at this weekend’s gathering of 10 Southeast Asian leaders in Bangkok, where the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit will try to come up with a single and common draft on a formal Code of Conduct in […]
The Chinese vessel Yuemaobinyu 42212 struck and sank the Philippine fishing boat Gem-Vir 1 near Reed Bank on June 9, then departed the scene without helping the stricken vessel’s crew. The area is home to long-simmering disputes over land claims and fishing rights, and some politicians in the Philippines have accused the Chinese vessel […]
A fishing boat from Quang Nam Province which was robbed two tons of squid from a Chinese fishing vessel on June 2, 2019. Photo by Quang Nam Newspaper. Condemning Chinese vessels for robbing Vietnamese property in the South China Sea, Vietnam has demanded action against such crimes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs worked with […]
The ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel last week marked an escalation in the South China Sea. But you wouldn’t know it listening to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has become exhibit A for the folly of appeasing Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions. A Chinese fishing boat struck the F/B Gimver 1 on […]
MANILA – The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat at Reed Bank has raised fears it might be the handiwork of Beijing’s maritime militia, a crucial component of its sea force asserting its sweeping claims over the South China Sea. The Philippines is no stranger to this flotilla of ordinary-looking but military-trained fishing vessels swarming […]
Taiwan’s military claims to have precise information about the movements and current location of the mainland’s carrier battle group as it sails into the disputed waters of the South China Sea. The self-ruled island’s defence ministry made the claims in a statement on Thursday but did not elaborate on the position or route of the […]
China has deployed supersonic fighter jets to the contested Woody island in the South China Sea, a satellite image has revealed. The photo, taken by Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat International (ISI) on Wednesday, shows four J-10 warplanes parked on the Chinese-controlled island in the Paracel Islands. This is the first time since 2017 that fighter […]