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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte talked with Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in a meeting at the Malacañan Palace. They were joined in the meeting by the Ambassador of China to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua and Deputy Director General Bai Tian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China – Asia Division. Palace officials did not detail what they had talked about, but Presidential Spokesman […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China is suspending local meteorological bureaus from issuing smog alerts, media reported Wednesday, raising suspicions the government is attempting to suppress information about the country’s air pollution as public anger over the issue grows. China’s Meteorological Administration notified local bureaus Tuesday to “immediately stop issuing smog alerts”, according to a photo of a notice posted on China’s Twitter-like social media platform Weibo. Instead, the local departments can issue alerts for “fog” […]
(Eagle News) — Nagdulot umano ng pangamba ang ginagawang militarisasyon ng China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, nakakabahala ang nasabing aktibidad ng China sa kabilang ng panawagang kapayapaan ng pamahalaan. Makikita sa inilabas na satellite photos ng US Think Tank CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) nito lamang Disyembre ang tila weapons system na inilagay sa Johnson Reef o Mabini Reef.
(Reuters) — The commitment of the United States is vital for peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday (January 16) during a visit to Vietnam, the last destination of his six-day trip to the region. “We (Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia) have agreed that the commitment of the United States is vital for the peace and prosperity of the region,” he told a news conference in Hanoi, […]
(Eagle News) — China said it is committed to “peacefully resolving the South China Sea dispute through dialogue and negotiation” with sovereign states like the Philippines, even as it stressed its right to put military equipment on its alleged territories in the disputed seas. In a statement, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said direct negotiations with the Philippines have “lowered the temperature” in the South China Sea maritime dispute. But she maintained that […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it had sent about three or four note verbales to China expressing the Philippines’ concern over the reported military equipment recently set up by China in the Spratly Islands. One note verbale was issued after an American think tank report in December 2016 that said China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man made islands. Earlier, the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
China urges the United States to abide by the one-China principle, so as to avoid harm to bilateral ties and cooperation in important areas, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday at a regular press conference. Hua made the remarks in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that one-China principle is negotiable. “There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. And the government of […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Prospective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson better watch his mouth, angry Chinese media said Friday, warning Donald Trump’s nominee that his threats to block China in the South China Sea are fighting words. The comments came after the former ExxonMobil CEO told US senators that he would seek to deny Beijing access to the artificial islands they have been building in the South China Sea. China’s actions in the region […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bago pa man dumating ang mga Kastila, mayaman na ang ugnayan ng mga unang Pilipino sa mga karatig-bansa nito sa Asya. Kaya ibat-ibang grupo ang nagtipon para gunitain ang mabuting relasyon ng mga Pilipino at mga Tsino, 600 taon na ang nakakalipas Ayon kay Princess Jaycel Kiram ng Sultanate ng Sulu, matatag na ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga unang Pilipino sa mga Tsino bago pa binansagan sa pangalang Pilipinas ang ating mga […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — China’s only aircraft carrier has entered the Taiwan Strait in a highly symbolic show of strength, but Taiwan insisted Wednesday there was no need for panic even as tensions boil over the island’s diplomatic status. Beijing has upped its military drills near the island in recent weeks after being incensed by a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen to US president-elect Donald Trump, and by a subsequent transit stop […]
(Eagle News) — Itinanggi ni Special Assistant to the President Secretary Christopher “Bong” Go ang lumabas sa isang newspaper column na nagtungo si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa China para sa cancer treatment. Sa column ni Dating Senador Kit Tatad sa Manila Times, sinabi nitong maaaring nagtungo sa Fuda Cancer Hospital sa Guangzhou, China ang Pangulo nitong bagong taon. Ayon kay Go, wala itong katotohanan at hindi lumabas ng bansa ang Pangulo. https://youtu.be/feWfMfqewx4
BEIJING, China (AFP) — US fast-food giant McDonald’s will sell its mainland China and Hong Kong franchise business to a consortium of Citic Group and the Carlyle Group for up to $2.08 billion, the companies said Monday. Citic Limited, Citic Capital Holdings, Carlyle Group and McDonald’s will form a company that will act as the franchisee responsible for the chain’s business in mainland China and Hong Kong for 20 years, Citic Limited said in a […]
