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Controversial enlistment of 36 Chinese nationals by Philippine Coast Guard auxiliary unit can be traced to softer past stance on Beijing
A revelation by the Philippine Coast Guard that its auxiliary unit contains 36 Chinese nationals on its active roster of civilian volunteers has aroused suspicions of spying amid maritime tensions between Manila and Beijing.
Vietnam National Assembly chairman meets China's President Xi in Beijing
HANOI — Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday (April 8) and proposed more co-operation between the South China Sea rivals on trade and development projects, the Vietnamese government and state media said.
South China Sea: Philippines’ David vs Goliath sovereignty struggle encapsulated – in tiny Thitu Island
Manila is rushing to develop the 33-hectare (82-acre) Thitu Island, with the government planning to pour in billions of pesos to upgrade it. Just over 200 civilians and military personnel currently live there.
Belt & Road: Chinese techno-nationalism in Maldives
The Maldives’ recent turn toward China and away from India has boosted Beijing’s long-term push for regional control and disrupted New Delhi’s ambition to match Chinese strategic competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to US naval drills with allies
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military said Sunday that it had conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the South China Sea” are under control, an apparent response to naval exercises by the U.S. and its allies.
Filipino women and their Palestinian spouses find hope in Metro Manila’s ‘Little Gaza’
On Good Friday in Quezon City, hundreds could be seen flocking to the ‘Little Gaza’ neighbourhood to savour a range of dishes prepared by a group of Filipinos.
Fighting for their land: on Philippines’ Boracay island, indigenous Ati tribe faces eviction threat
Largely left out of this prosperity, however, are Boracay’s indigenous Ati people, who have been engaged in a protracted legal battle over land that had already been granted to them by the government.