Tag: Philippines-China relations

China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea

November 13, 2024 admin

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines’ Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) it summoned China’s ambassador to protest Beijing’s drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. “The said baselines…

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Philippines Slams China’s “Unjustified, Illegal, Reckless” Actions Over Disputed Scarborough Shoal Reef

August 11, 2024 admin

Representational Image MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions “unjustified, illegal and reckless”. Manila and Beijing accused each other on Saturday of disrupting their militaries’ operations around the Scarborough Shoal in the first incident since…

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In South China Sea dispute, a bolder Philippines tests Beijing’s resolve

June 20, 2024 admin

Huddled in the presidential situation room in February last year, senior Philippines officials faced a stark choice. Military and intelligence leaders watched as coast guard officers showed photos of what the agency said was a military-grade laser that China had pointed at a Philippines ship in disputed waters days earlier. Eduardo Ano, the national security…

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Philippines denies deal with China over disputed South China Sea shoal

April 27, 2024 admin

Members of the media take footage of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocking a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Philippines on April 27 denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had…

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar: India supports Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty

March 26, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo after holding a joint press conference at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila on March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP India supports the Philippines’ sovereignty, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Manila, in comments that sparked a response…

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Philippines Summons Chinese Envoy Over “Aggressive Actions” By China Coast Guard In South China Sea

March 25, 2024 admin

Philippines and China have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in South China Sea (File) Manila: The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over “aggressive actions” by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country’s coast, while Beijing lodged its own complaint. Beijing and…

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