The Philippines on Thursday “strongly” opposed China’s development of two districts in the challenged South China Sea, stating Beijing’s relocation breached the Southeast Asian country’s territorial sovereignty. Manila had actually been opposing Beijing’s self-declared Sansha City “and the extent of its administrative jurisdiction” considering that 2012, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) stated in a […]

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The Philippines’ defense chief on Tuesday minimized Beijing’s most current aggressive relocation in the South China Sea, stating it appeared that Chinese sailors had no real objective of injuring Filipinos when they pointed a laser weapon at a Philippine navy ship. Although the Chinese relocation was viewed as aggressive, it likely was suggested to impose […]

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The Philippines revealed “deep concern” Wednesday over a Chinese coast guard ship’s supposed sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat in the challenged South China Sea recently, as Manila signed up with Hanoi and Washington in slamming Beijing over the occurrence. The Philippine foreign office provided what it called a “statement of solidarity” with Hanoi. The […]

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