Philippines, South China Sea

Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I’ll return missiles to US
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has offered to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called its “aggressive and coercive behavior” in the disputed South China Sea.
Philippines to remove US missile system if China ends 'coercive behavior'
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday his government will remove a US missile system from the Philippines if Beijing ends its "aggressive and coercive behavior" in the contested South China Sea and ceases claiming Filipino territory.
Philippines arrests five more Chinese spies amid rising tensions in South China Sea
The arrests come as confrontations between the two Asian neighbours over contested reefs and waters in the strategic South China Sea have escalated in recent months
Philippines launches comic book to counter China’s ‘disinformation’ in the disputed South China Sea
The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Philippines suspends South China Sea survey after China's 'harassment'
The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and aggressive behaviour from China's coast guard and navy.
On Typhon missiles: Marcos Jr. willing to make a deal with China
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is open to making a deal with China if the latter wants the Philippines to remove its Typhon missiles on the disputed West Philippine Sea. But with several conditions which includes stop harassing fishermen,
Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea
Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation,
US Ally 'Actively Challenging' China in Contested Waters
China's coast guard continues its weeklong presence near the Philippines' Zambales Province in what one analyst calls "a new ...
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South China Sea: Philippines arrests five more Chinese for ‘spying’
Philippine security officials said Thursday they took into custody five more Chinese spies, following the arrest of a ...
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Tell it to SunStar: China’s military power and the Philippines’ distractions
By Giel Eduard Acot Orillosa The current administration in the Philippines seems to have mastered the art of diverting public ...
US Ally Doubles Down on American Missile System Worrying China
The Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system can fire the Tomahawk cruise missile and the Standard Missile 6, with ...
US aid freeze sparks fears Philippines will become ‘bargaining chip’ in Trump’s China talks
Philippine officials insist the pause in US$500 million in military aid is temporary, but analysts warn it signals a broader ...
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Philippines-China Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative
Since China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative, the Philippines has received substantial assistance from China in ...
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TURNING POINT: A Diplomatic Quandary
Marcos’ diplomacy is reckless. It is alienating the US because it suggests a realignment of alliances, with the Philippines ...
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Is a biennial indigenous festival in Taiwan an attempt to atone for the grim truth of a people’s extinction?
The people generally referred to as Negritos were once widely dispersed across South-East Asia. Today, they are found in the ...