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(Eagle News) — Both Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and President Duterte, the two oldest heads of state in Asia, called for maintaining freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes in the region. During their joint statement Thursday, March 7, after their closed door bilateral meeting, President Duterte said he and Mahathir agreed on the importance of “freedom of navigation and overflight” in the […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte reaffirmed ASEAN and China’s shared commitment to the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, as he stressed that both ASEAN and China had agreed on the value of self-restraint, and freedom of navigationa and overflight in the disputed South China Sea. “President Duterte reiterated the need to maintain and promote peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of […]
(Eagle News) — China has “committed” to not building anything near Pagasa and Scarborough, where the Philippines has claims. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte himself, who spoke to reporters upon his arrival from his 2-day visit to Japan on Tuesday night. “I hope they would honor that commitment to us. I hope and pray,” the President said. He said in his case, once he commits to anyone, “as a president of a sovereign […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said it was on high alert to statements from countries “playing up” tension in the South China Sea after Britain said it planned to send a warship to the disputed waterway next year to conduct freedom of navigation exercises. Britain would increase its presence in the waters after it sent four British fighter planes for joint exercises with Japan in the region last year, Defense Minister Michael Fallon said on […]
(Reuters) The U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet will send more ships to East Asia to operate outside its normal theater alongside the Japan-based Seventh Fleet, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a move that comes at a time of heightened tensions with China. The Third Fleet’s Pacific Surface Action Group, which includes the guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance and USS Momsen, was deployed to East Asia in April. More Third Fleet vessels will be deployed in the […]
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Washington would stand with partners to ensure freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea and, without mentioning china by name, said big nations should not bully smaller ones. He was speaking on the second day of a visit to Vietnam, where on Monday he announced the complete lifting of the United State’s ban on sales of lethal weapons to the Southeast Asian country. (Eagle […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Two Chinese fighters have conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a US spy plane in international air space over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “The Department of Defense is reviewing a May 17 intercept of a US maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft by two tactical aircraft from the People’s Republic of China,” Pentagon spokesman Major Jamie Davis said in a statement. “Initial reports characterized the incident as unsafe,” […]
The US navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the south china sea early this month, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, the third in series of challenges that have drawn sharps rebukes from China. The United States has conducted what it calls “freedom of navigation” exercises in recent months, sailing near disputed islands to underscore its right to navigate the seas. US navy officials have said they plan […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China is on its way to securing “de facto” control of the South China Sea, a top US admiral warned Thursday, amid growing unease over Beijing’s continued military build up in the contested waterway. By building air bases and hardened bunkers on tiny islands, some of which are reclaimed from the sea, and by installing sophisticated radar and missile defense systems, China has shown it is determined to achieve military primacy in […]
Plano ng US Navy na dagdagan ang freedom of navigation operations sa South China Sea. Itoy dahil sa patuloy na military build-up ng China sa pinagtatalunang mga isla sa lugar. Kabilang dito ang paglalayag ng US warship mula sa 12 nautical miles ng mga islang inaangkin ng China bilang paraan ng pagsagot sa assertions ng soberenya ng Beijing. Ayon kay admiral Harry Harris, ang commander ng US pacific command na simula noong oktubre ng nakaraang […]
Goldberg said the United States and the Philippines both have deep interest in ensuring freedom of navigation and he is not discarding the possibility of joint patrols in the area. Two U.S. warships have sailed by China-claimed islands in the Spratly and Paracel island chains since October. Foreign affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario said last week the officials discussing possible joint patrols were looking at an area within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Tensions have […]
Regional issues, mainly territorial dispute among ASEAN and China over the South China Sea were also discussed in the ASEAN summit. The summit host, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, said issue of freedom of navigation in the South China Sea was widely discussed during the meeting. “When it comes to freedom of navigation and over flight all countries agreed that should not be any interference with respect of the freedom of navigation and over flights. […]
