Philippines to host advanced US missile unit as China slams move to ‘heighten tensions’
Japan’s Kyodo news agency, citing sources familiar with Japan-US relations, reported on Monday that Washington was planning ...
Philippines, China Tensions Build Over Disputed Shoal Baselines
The Philippines has protested China’s baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as tensions between the two nations ...
The Philippines' vice president has publicly threatened to assassinate her boss and his wife
Vice President Sara Duterte said she had talked to a hitman to kill her boss if she herself were to be killed, saying she was ...
China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized ...
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China falsely accuses Philippines of escalating tensions in South China Sea
“Every escalation between China and the Philippines — without exception — has been caused by Philippine provocations and violation of China’s sovereignty. Calm will return once the ...
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Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
The U.S. has been regarded as a crucial counterweight to China and has supported the Philippines as it faces Chinese aggression. Washington's backing for unhindered access to the South China Sea ...
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China's New Map Claims Territory Disputed by US Ally
China is seeking to substantiate its claim to a contentious reef in the Philippines' internationally recognized exclusive economic zone (EEZ), further escalating tensions with the U.S. ally.
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China says Philippines sent supplies to disputed shoal
China and the Philippines have traded barbs for months over manoeuvres at Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll within Manila's 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.
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China blasts US plans to set up bases, missile units in Japan, Philippines ‘in event of Taiwan contingency’
New deployment of units to be incorporated in joint operation plan of Tokyo, Washington next month - Anadolu Ajansı ...