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MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday (Jul 27) completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new arrangement with China aimed at cooling tensions.
Thitu Island, a little-known outpost in the contested South China Sea which analysts say is “critical” to the Philippines’ maritime security, could become a potential flashpoint after Beijing criticised Manila’s efforts to upgrade its military presence there.
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MANILA – Of all Southeast Asian states, the Philippines stands out for its increasingly antagonistic relations with China. As tensions twist and turn in the South China Sea, broad bilateral relations are likewise in growing turmoil.
China’s latest move to mount a laser weapon on an amphibious warfare ship signals a bold leap in its naval capabilities, echoing global shifts toward energy-based defenses while ramping up tensions in the Pacific.
BEIJING — China's Coast Guard said a Philippine vessel that had ignored its repeated warnings "deliberately collided" with a Chinese vessel in an "unprofessional and dangerous" manner, according to statements on Aug 19.
Manila should not place hopes on expanding a provisional arrangement with Beijing over its resupply missions to the Second Thomas Shoal to cover the entire West Philippine Sea, observers warn, as such a move could lead to China imposing its dominance in the disputed waters and ambiguous territorial boundaries.
MANILA – August is shaping up as a busy month for defense diplomacy in the Philippines.
Observers say the proposed law “enforces” for the first time the 2016 arbitral ruling and embeds the term West Philippine Sea, coined by the administration of the late President Benigno Aquino III.