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President Benigno S. Aquino said that US patrols in the West Philippine Sea is not a problem and that he welcomes a balance of power in the region. Aquino welcomed the U.S. presence, and said that under a security agreement, Manila is bound to provide logistical support to its ally if asked. (Eagle News Service)
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday (October 27), drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the U.S. ambassador to protest. The USS Lassen’s patrol was the most significant U.S. challenge yet to the 12-nautical-mile territorial limits China claims around artificial islands it has built up in the Spratly archipelago as Beijing […]
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (October 14) that China has not militarized the South China Sea, and warned certain countries to stop hyping up the issue. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments at a daily news briefing after U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the United States military would sail and fly wherever international law allowed, including the disputed South China Sea. Carter had been asked about reports that the United […]
After being subjected to public scrutiny in their construction of lighthouses in the disputed Spratly Islands, China on Tuesday, October 13 defended the construction of the lighthouses. China said that these lighthouses will provide efficient navigational aid and route guidance services and will ensure the safety of the passing ships in the disputed island. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying Spratly Islands, an international shipping and fishing region, should be equipped with […]
AUGUST 7 — The Philippines is pleased that its position in the South China Sea issue is already gaining support from members of the international community with stakes in the maritime dispute, a Palace official said on Thursday. Countries calling on China to stop its reclamation work in the South China Sea are beginning to understand the current realities and they are responding in the most appropriate manner, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said. “Kung […]
AUGUST 5 (Reuters) — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joined a U.S. call to halt land reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea on Tuesday (August 4) after a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, whose country is chairing the regional meeting this year, said the issue was discussed extensively. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining peace, security, and stability, as well as freedom […]
MANILA, June 15 — The Philippines on June 12 stressed before the United Nations that China’s expansionist policy claiming almost all of the South China Sea should concern the international community as a whole. Speaking at the annual meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which counts 167 countries including the Philippines and China, Ambassador Lourdes Yparraguirre, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN, noted the growing […]
MAY 26 (Reuters) — China said on Monday (May 25) it had lodged a complaint with the United States over a U.S. spy plane that flew over parts of the disputed South China Sea in a diplomatic row that has fueled tension between the world’s two largest economies. Friction in the region has grown over China’s land reclamation in the Spratlys islands. China last week said it was “strongly dissatisfied” after a U.S. spy plane […]
