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MANILA/SHANGHAI — China's coast guard said it had taken control measures against Philippine vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday (March 23), while the Philippine coast guard decried the moves as "irresponsible and provocative".
MANILA — The Philippines' defence chief said China used "aggressive and illegal force" to disrupt a resupply mission in the South China Sea and said the maritime incident on June 17, which injured a sailor, was neither a misunderstanding nor an accident.
BEIJING (Reuters) -- A Philippine supply ship dangerously approached a Chinese ship resulting in a slight collision after it illegally intruded into waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Chinese coast guard said on Monday, a claim which Manila's military said was "deceptive and misleading."
MANILA — The Philippine military on Tuesday (June 4) rejected Chinese allegations that troops stationed on a warship grounded on a disputed South China Sea shoal had pointed guns at its coast guard, insisting its personnel maintained professional conduct.
The latest threat by China to release an audio recording of a top Filipino navy official agreeing to a “new model” to address a maritime territorial row between both sides is simply “propaganda” by Beijing to win global opinion, according to observers.
Department of National Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr and the president’s national security adviser Eduardo M. Año in separate statements on Sunday denied that the Philippines made the agreement.
Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea – most notably, yet another violent incident two weeks ago at the hotly-disputed Second Thomas Shoal – the Philippines has stepped up its cooperation with traditional allies.
Rahm flagged the importance of the alliance with Japan in helping the US switch to a more multinational approach to security and economic development. The US has been known for a “hub and spokes” approach to security ties that didn’t require close relationships among its allies.
MANILA — The Philippines will continue resupply missions to soldiers stationed in a grounded warship off Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea and China's attempts to foil them will be met with a response, a top security official said on Wednesday (April 3).