“It is not in our interest that they are doing this. They are, in effect, further militarising the islands,” he said. Philippine coastguard personnel aboard their rigid inflatable boat speeding …
Despite the tense exchange, the recent disclosure of the arrangement by Beijing indicates a potential for improved relations between the two countries if they proceed calmly. China aims to convey …
The Chinese stance was “clear and explicit”, she said, and Beijing had consistently committed to dialogue and consultation with the Philippines to manage and control the current situation at Second …
“But if their cooperation in, for example, the use of military bases, joint exercises, information gathering and logistical supplies infringe the core and important interests of China such as Taiwan, …
Vietnam has been ramping up its dredging and landfill work in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, creating another 330 acres of land since December last year, a …
In 1999 the Philippine Marines ran this former U.S. Navy ship aground on a coral reef named Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands archipelago. Essentially the …