Tag: China reclamation

Phl claims China’s reclamation activities threaten marine environment

  THE Philippines has criticized China for its reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which has posed a significant threat to the marine environment. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said Professor Kent Carpenter assessed the damage of China’s island building activities to the coral reef eco-system as “close to catastrophic”. “Carpenter drew the conclusion that China’s actions have caused grave harm to the environment in the South China Sea due […]

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Malacanang says Phl position on South China Sea gaining support from int’l community

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang has said that the Philippines’ position in the South China Sea issue is  gaining support from members of the international community with stakes in the maritime dispute which are responding in the “most appropriate manner.” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said countries calling on China to stop its reclamation work in the South China Sea are beginning to understand the current realities as no less than the Association of South […]

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China says it is about to finish some land reclamation in South China Sea

JUNE 16 (Reuters) — China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (June 16), indicating that Beijing is close to setting up new outposts in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia. The Foreign Ministry did not identify which of the seven reefs undergoing reclamation would be finished soon. Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said their statement was already “quite […]

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Philippines appeals to ASEAN foreign ministers to thwart China’s reclamation activities

THE Philippines has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sunday to “assert its leadership, centrality, and solidarity” in order to thwart China’s massive reclamation activities over the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). In his intervention during the 26th ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario urged his fellow ministers to support the Philippines in opposing China’s unreasonable actions on its way towards controlling […]

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Malacanang says diplomacy, help from ASEAN countries key to resolving China aggression

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that it would continue communicating with other member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the international community in addressing the campaign against China’s continued reclamation work in the West Philippine Sea. Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., said the country’s moves would be centered on diplomacy, as it continued to push for the crafting of a binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea […]

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