Philippine and Vietnamese troops played soccer and volleyball in a heavily-disputed island in the South China Sea.
Tag: South China Sea
Gov’t won’t respond to China’s provocative actions, Palace maintains
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA (PNA) — Malacanang on Saturday maintained that the Philippine government would not respond to provocative actions by China following reports of movements by Chinese ships in two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “The chosen track that we have taken is that we do not respond to provocative action,” said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte in an interview over state-run dzRB radio. “We always exhaust the […]
China sends more ships to Vietnam waters
HANOI (PNA/VNS) — Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance Department (VSFD) staff has reported high-capacity Chinese vessels in waters around the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig, which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters. They said the vessels had bulbous bows and were accompanied by two Chinese coast-guard ships. Together with Chinese fishing vessels, they kept on hampering Vietnamese vessels, occasionally throwing stones and bottles. China still has a fleet of between 110-115 ships around the rig, including about 40 coast-guard […]
Chinese military spending exceeds $145 billion, drones advanced: U.S.
By Phil Stewart (Reuters) – China’s military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and cyber weapons, the Pentagon said on Thursday, offering a far higher figure than Beijing’s official tally. The Pentagon’s estimate, using 2013 prices and exchange rates, was 21 percent above the $119.5 billion figure announced by China. It was detailed in an annual report to Congress that cited steady progress in […]
G-7 expresses concerns over Asian Maritime dispute
Leaders of the Group of Seven, the world’s richest democracies, have issued a joint statement expressing their deep concern over the increasing tensions in South China Sea.
Measures in place to protect marine resources in West Philippine Sea: Palace
MANILA (PNA) — The Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under the Department of Agriculture (DA) will ensure that the country’s maritime resources are protected as the government awaits the resolution of its case against China regarding contested territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the Palace said. “I think that is where we have made measures, both by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and […]
US cautions against “Militarization” of disputed areas in the South China sea
The United States is concerned with what it says “militarization” of disputed areas in the South China Sea.
China asks US to be objective about Asia tensions
China’s top military leaders issued an statement saying that the United States should be objective regarding the tensions in South China Sea.
South China Sea to top ASEAN Summit agenda
(Reuters) — A surge of tensions in the South China Sea threatens to widen divisions between Southeast Asian nations at a summit this weekend, posing a severe test for host Myanmar as the newly democratic country seeks to manage the region’s growing alarm over China. Leaders and government officials of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) will be attending meetings in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw to discuss regional and international issues starting on Saturday (May 10). However, the routine annual meeting of […]
China blames Vietnam for sea collisions, but calls for talks
BY BEN BLANCHARD AND NGUYEN PHUONG LINH (Reuters) – China accused Vietnam on Thursday of intentionally colliding with its ships in the South China Sea, but called for talks to end a bitter row sparked by Beijing’s parking of a giant oil rig in contested waters. A senior foreign ministry official in Beijing demanded that Vietnam withdraw its ships after its southern neighbor asserted that Chinese vessels used water cannon and rammed eight of its vessels at the weekend […]
Maritime disputes heat up between China, Philippines and Vietnam
China has found itself embroiled in two separate incidents surrounding maritime disputes. In the South China Sea, Vietnam’s navy tried to stop Chinese oil drilling, while Filipino police detained a Chinese fishing boat. Tensions threatened to flare between China and the governments in Vietnam and Philippines on Wednesday over existing maritime disputes in the oil- and natural gas-rich South China Sea. The Vietnamese government reported on Wednesday that one of its ships had hit a […]
Chinese Foreign Ministry urges Philippines to release ship and crew
(Reuters) –China has demanded the Philippines release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew seized in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday (May 7), the latest flare-up in the oil and gas-rich waters that are claimed wholly or in part by six nations. Philippine authorities said a maritime police patrol apprehended a Chinese fishing boat around 7 a.m. on Tuesday (2300 GMT May 6) off Half Moon Shoal in the Spratly Islands on the South China Sea. The boat has 11 crew and police found […]
