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South East Asian summit urges end to Myanmar violence but struggles for solutions

October 9, 2024 admin

South East Asian country leaders hold hands during the opening ceremony of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday (October 9, 2024) | Photo Credit: AP Southeast Asian leaders pressed Myanmar’s junta and its opponents on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) to take “concrete action” to stop the bloodshed in…

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China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely disputed shoal

July 21, 2024 admin

China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the…

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Chinese sailors wield knives, axe in disputed sea clash with Philippines

June 20, 2024 admin

This frame grab from handout video taken on June 17, 2024 and released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Public Affairs Office on June 19 shows China coast guard personnel (C) appearing to wield bladed weapons during an incident off Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippine military said on June…

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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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Defence chiefs from U.S., Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation

May 3, 2024 admin

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles. | Photo Credit: AP Defence chiefs from the U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gathered on Thursday in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China’s operations in the South China Sea. The meeting came after…

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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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China conducts military drills in South China Sea

April 7, 2024 admin

The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. File | Photo Credit: AP China conducted military “combat patrols”…

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Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea

March 25, 2024 admin

In this screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP…

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Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons in disputed sea, causing injuries

March 23, 2024 admin

A member of Philippine Coast Guard personnel hands out supplies to the people onboard a rigid hull inflatable boat during a resupply mission in the South China Sea, March 23, 2024. Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines/Handout via Reuters | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons…

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