MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — China has offered its support to the Philippine’s controversial drug crackdown pushed by new President Rodrigo Duterte, which has been slammed by rights groups for encouraging extrajudicial killings and vigilante justice. “China fully understands that the Philippine government under the leadership of Rodrigo Duterte has taken it as a top priority in cracking down (on) drug-related crimes,” China’s embassy in Manila said in a statement issued Tuesday. “China has expressed explicitly […]
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China flies bomber over Scarborough
Eagle News — China has also recently released a photo of a nuclear-capable Chinese bomber flying south near Scarborough shoal or Panatag shoal. The H-6K can run at top speeds of 1,050 kilometers per hour and has a range of 6,000 kilometers. It was specifically built for the PLA air force. It’s the latest salvo in a signaling war between the United States and China over Philippine territory. A report in Bloomberg said, the H-6K bomber depicted […]
China brushes off boycott calls after South China Sea ruling
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — A senior Chinese official on Tuesday (July 19) brushed off calls for a boycott of the Philippines after an international arbitration court ruled in Manila’s favour in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. China has angrily rejected the verdict by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the initial case as illegal and farcical. It has repeatedly said it will not change its approach or its […]
Philippines warns imminent talks over China sea row unlikely
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines said Tuesday direct talks with China over their maritime dispute were unlikely to start anytime soon due to Beijing’s refusal to accept an international tribunal ruling on the South China Sea. The UN-backed tribunal said last week there was no legal basis for China’s claims to most of the strategic, resource-rich waters. Beijing has staunchly rejected the verdict. “At this point in time, I am not sure whether negotiations […]
Beijing vows to continue S. China Sea construction
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing will “never” stop building in the South China Sea prematurely, a top military official has vowed, despite an international ruling that its actions were illegal. The pushback came as China launched war games in waters in the strategically vital region, where diplomatic tensions are high. “We will never stop our construction on the Nansha Islands halfway,” Wu Shengli, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, told US counterpart Admiral […]
China to build nuclear power stations on disputed islands in South China Sea
BEIJING, China (Eagle News) — China plans to build nuclear power stations in the South China Sea to establish “effective control” of disputed islands, officials have reportedly said. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) made the announcement just two days after The Hague-based tribunal concluded china had “no legal basis” for its claim to almost all of the South China Sea. According to the state-run global times, the CNNC wrote on a social media account: […]
Beijing to hold South China Sea war games after ruling
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. An area off the east coast of China’s island province of Hainan will host military exercises from Tuesday to Thursday, China’s maritime administration said on its website, adding that entrance was “prohibited”. The area of sea identified is some distance from the […]
President Duterte open to bilateral talks with China
Eagle News — President Rodrigo Duterte is open to holding bilateral talks with China after the historic decision by an arbitral tribunal in The Hague that the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) belongs to the Philippines. Budget secretary Benjamin Diokno said the issue was discussed during a cabinet meeting in Malacanang on Tuesday night after the Netherlands-based tribunal released its decision on the West Philippine Sea. He noted that enforcing the decision will be the […]
China ‘may build nuclear plants’ in South China Sea
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on Friday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing’s vast claims in the strategically vital waters. “Marine nuclear power platform construction will be used to support China’s effective control in the South China Sea,” the website of the state-run Global Times cited the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) as saying on a social media account. The […]
Ilang mangingisdang Pinoy muling itinaboy ng China
Eagle News — Itinaboy ng Chinese Coast Guard ang ilang mangingisdang naglakas ng loob na mangisda sa Scarborough shoal. Kasunod ito ng naging ruling ng International Arbitration Court sa petisyon ng Pilipinas laban sa China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Matapang na naglayag ang grupo ng mga mangingisda mula sa Masinloc, Zambales ngunit agad silang hinarang ng isang puting Chinese coast guard ship sa bukana pa lamang ng Scarborough shoal. Tatlo pang mga […]
China nagbanta ng ADIZ sa West Philippine Sea
Eagle News — Aminado ang China na hindi nito isinasantabi ang posibilidad na magdeklara ng Air Defense Identification Zone o ADIZ sa West Philippine Sea o South China Sea. Ito’y makaraang ibaba ng Permanent Court of Arbitration ang desisyon na nagsasabing walang basehan ang pag-angkin ng China sa mga pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Sinabi ni Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin na magdedesisyon sila kung magdedeklara ng ADIZ, depende sa mga banta. Ayon […]
Philippines urges China to ‘respect’ sea ruling
by Ayee Macaraig MANILa, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines urged Beijing on Thursday to respect an international tribunal’s ruling that rejected Chinese claims to most of the South China Sea, escalating a row that has raised the prospect of conflict. China reacted furiously to the verdict by a UN-back tribunal on Tuesday, insisting it will ignore the decision while warning its rivals too much pressure on the issue could turn the resource-rich and strategically vital […]
