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China's aggressive attitude in South China Sea 'tactic' to pull economy ou
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The report said that China appears to be more interested in pulling its economy out of the doldrums; maintaining an unyielding posture in the South China Sea will suffice.
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US willing to fight China on behalf of Philippines, following ship collisi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The United States defence agreement with the Philippines is ironclad. Any attack on the Filipino aircraft, vessels or armed forces will invoke our mutual defence treaty with the Philippines," Biden said during a joint press conference.
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Philippines to no longer look to China for funding three railway projects:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
For three railway projects that President Rodrigo Duterte mediated, the Philippines will no longer look to China for financial assistance, The Diplomat reported.
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Philippines summons Chinese envoy over "provocative actions" in South Chin
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The incidents took place near Second Thomas Shoal, which lies within Manila's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as the Philippines tried to resupply sailors on the Sierra Madre, the navy transport ship that Manile grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 and manned it with Filipino marines t
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China ignores the guardrails as it pursues its own form of coercion
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Despite rising tensions and the risk of miscalculation, Chairman Xi Jinping refuses to allow the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to have contact with its US counterpart.
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"Tricky subject...support Canada's investigation:" US Special Envoy amid d
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the diplomatic sparring and souring of bilateral ties in the wake of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Special Envoy and Coordinator, Global Engagement Center, James Rubin said the standoff
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US, Philippines launch military drills amid surge in China tensions
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In the midst of escalating tensions between Manila and Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the US military began two weeks of multilateral exercises on Monday with its Philippine allies and other foreign partners, according to CNN.
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Philippines urges its fishermen to keep up presence at China-held shoal
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“We’re going to increase patrols in Bajo de Masinloc and other areas where Filipino fishermen are,” he told DZRH radio, referring to the shoal, one of Asia’s most contested maritime features, by its Philippine name.
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Philippines condemns China for installing "floating barrier" in disputed S
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Philippines on Sunday denounced China for placing what it called a "floating barrier" in a disputed region of the South China Sea, claiming that this made it impossible for Filipino vessels to approach and fish there, according to CNN.
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Philippines accuses China's maritime militia of coral reef destruction in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard have revealed substantial damage to coral reefs along the Rozul (Iroquios) Reef and Sabina (Escoda) Shoal in the South China Sea.
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Philippines accuses China of provocative actions in disputed South China S
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Philippine Coast Guard reported that while conducting a routine rotation and resupply mission near Ayungin Shoal, also known as Ren’ai Reef in China, they encountered eight Chinese boats
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G7 members oppose Beijing's actions in South China Sea, raise concerns on
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Expressing concern about the East and South China Seas, the G7 members at the group's Foreign ministers' meeting strongly opposed China’s militarization and other provocative activities, any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion.
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