Chinese scientists drill in contested area amid rising tensions Chinese scientists have carried out deep-sea drilling in the disputed South China Sea to obtain sediment core, according to state media, a move that is expected to fuel tensions in the region. They retrieved the sediment core – measuring 231 metres […]
US State Secretary Anton yBlinken reaffirmed and assured the Philippines of the applicability of the 1951 United States-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty to the South China Sea. Blinken made this assurance to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday as they discussed concerns over the continued presence of […]
China tracked and monitored the American destroyer USS John S. McCain throughout its passage through the Taiwan Strait last Wednesday, causing the filing of a diplomatic protest. China firmly opposed the move and said Chinese forces will respond with “strict precautions and vigilance,” adding that the U.S. move […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA A missile-armed Chinese fast craft chased down on March 8 a Flipino TV crew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the worst form of intimidation and aggression, committed by Chinese against Filipinos in Philippine territory. The frightening experience of the ABS-CBN news team […]
House leader calls for more US patrols in WPS WASHINGTON ready to help the Philippines defend WPS vs. China CHINA WILL NOT PULL OUT VESSELS FROM JULIAN FELIPE REEF April 7, 2021 MANILA – Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday urged the United States (US) to conduct […]
It is high time that the country as one nation stands up to China’s continues incursion in the WPS. By all accounts, it is maritime bullying,” Senator Franklin Drilon said as he commended Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for standing up against China and demanding that it withdraw its […]
