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(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Wednesday, April 22, filed two diplomatic protests against China. In a tweet, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy” Locsin Jr., said one protest was for the pointing of a radar gun at a Philippine Navy ship in Philippine waters, while the other was for declaring parts of Philippine territory as part of Hainan province. He was referring to the two new districts, one in the Paracels and one in the Spratlys, which […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said that it is “taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect” the Philippine claims on disputed territories in the South China Sea in view of recent developments in the region. In a statement, the DFA reiterated its “commitment to protect every single inch of our territory and areas which we have sovereign rights over.” “We are taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect our […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing has begun military drills in the South China Sea, state media reported Saturday ahead of a ruling by an international arbitration court on a dispute with the Philippines over the strategic waters. The navy Friday carried out “combat exercises” with “live missiles” between the Paracels and the southern Chinese island of Hainan, the PLA Daily, the military’s official newspaper, said on its website. State television CCTV broadcast images of fighter aircraft […]
(REUTERS) China will offer its first regular civilian cruises to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by 2020, state media said on Wednesday, a move likely to irk other claimants to the disputed waters. China’s activities in the contested area, such as building artificial islands, airfields and other military facilities, have fueled tension in Southeast Asia, although it says most of the construction is for civilian purposes. The island province of Hainan […]
