In the first quarter of 2019, the next round of negotiations between China and ASEAN on the Code of Conduct (COC) on South China Sea is expected to be finalised. If the leaked document of the negotiating draft of the COC is to be believed, China could drastically change its approach and activities across the […]
China announced on January 29 that it has opened a maritime rescue facility on one of its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, as the nation works to tighten its control over the strategic trade route. The rescue hub is on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands, which is also claimed by […]
Finally, a different tone is emerging from the Department of Foreign Affairs on China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea. On Saturday, Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin said the Philippines must protest China’s establishment of a maritime rescue center on the contested Kagitingan Reef in the Spratly Islands. Locsin, just recently the country’s ambassador […]
Incident happened as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi was hosting Japanese envoy in Beijing A Chinese fishing boat captain has been arrested in waters close to Japan, according to state media in the island nation. Chen Wenting, 40, was detained by the Japanese coastguard on Saturday morning on suspicion of violating Japan’s fishing rights and […]
BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) — Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, has stressed building a strong and modernized maritime law enforcement force. Xu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while extending his Spring Festival greetings to officers and soldiers at […]
This past week, United States intelligence officials testified to the Senate during the annual hearing on the global threat assessment. While the hearing revealed a number of concerning international developments pertaining to our American national security interests, none was more important than the demonstrated increase in cooperation between Russia and China. According to the National […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will protest China’s establishment of a maritime rescue center at the Kagitingan or Fiery Cross Reef once it is verified, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said yesterday. Locsin agreed with Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that the Philippines should contest China’s construction on the Philippine-claimed Kagitingan Reef. “I, however, […]
Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he agreed “totally” with a call to contest China’s construction efforts in the Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine Sea. File/Malacañang Photo MANILA—Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday said he agreed “totally” with a call to contest China’s construction efforts on the Kagitingan Reef in the West Philippine […]
The issue has raised broader questions about the security risks of Beijing’s involvement in certain industries overseas. In early January, news broke that a local subsidiary of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) had defaulted on loans from local banks. While the immediate focus on this was on the issues of […]
Beijing says pact is of ‘great significance … in enhancing international and regional peace’ and urges Washington and Moscow to ‘properly deal with disputes through constructive dialogue’ “As an important bilateral treaty in the fields of arms control and disarmament, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty is of great significance in easing relations between powers, in […]