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Title:
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China donates P15-M for Marawi relief, rehab
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Author:
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Dharel Placido
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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2017-06-27
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Description:
- MANILA – China has donated P15 million to support relief operations and rehabilitation efforts in the besieged southern city of Marawi, Malacañang said Tuesday.
China Relations
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Title:
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China plans undersea observation system ‘for science and national security’
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Author:
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Today Online
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Source:
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Today Online
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Date:
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2017-05-29
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Description:
- HONG KONG — China plans to build a massive underwater observation system that will cover the disputed East and South China seas.
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Title:
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China alarmed by Philippine military execs' visit to Pag-asa Island
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Author:
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Jelly F. Musico
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 22, 2017
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Description:
- BEIJING (Philippines News Agency) - China has lodged representations with the Philippine side following a visit by the Filipino defense and military officials in Pag-asa Island, according to the spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry.
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Title:
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China concerned over Rody order on SCS
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 8, 2017
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Description:
- China has expressed concern over President Duterte’s directive to the military to occupy nine islands in the Spratlys under the Philippines’ control. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying raised her country’s concern at a regular press briefing yesterday as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Eduardo Año declared the military’s readiness to carry out Duterte’s order, as well as its plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands already occupied by the AFP.
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Title:
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China May Have Been Surveying Strategic Waters East of Philippines
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Author:
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Steven Stashwick
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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March 31, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs announced that China is seeking permission to conduct hydrographic surveys of the Benham Rise, an underwater plateau about 150 nautical miles to the east of the northern Philippine island of Luzon. Over the past month, a string of reports indicate that China may have already been surveying these waters without the permission of the Philippines, which has exclusive economic rights over the area. While survey activity may point to Chinese economic exploitation of the potentially resource-rich plateau, it could also indicate preparation for submarine operations in a future Western Pacific clash.
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Title:
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China: ‘No Such Thing as Man-Made Islands’ in South China Sea
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Author:
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Frances Martel
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Source:
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Breitbart
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Date:
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March 30, 2017
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Description:
- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman denied the existence of Chinese-made artificial islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, a bizarre development given the open construction of such islands and promotion of their newly-installed assets in Chinese media.
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Title:
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Philippines, China to hold direct talks on sea row: Manila
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing.
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Title:
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China invites Philippines delegation for bilateral consultation
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Author:
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CCTV.com
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Source:
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CCTV.com
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- China and the Philippines are set to hold their first meeting under a bilateral consultation arrangement in May.
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Title:
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Chinese premier: South China Sea installations 'primarily' civilian
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Author:
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Glenda Kwek, Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/03/24/17/chinese-premier-south-china-sea-installations-primarily-civilian
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Date:
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March 25, 2017
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Description:
- China is not militarizing the disputed South China Sea, the country's premier said Friday in Australia, claiming defense equipment Beijing has installed on artificial islands is "primarily" for civilian use.
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Title:
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China will never dispute PH’s rights over Benham Rise: Foreign Ministry
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Author:
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Philippine News Agency
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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March 25, 2017
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Description:
- The Chinese Foreign Ministry has assured that China will not and will never dispute the Philippines’ rights over the Benham Rise continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from nation’s shore.
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Title:
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on March 14, 2017
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Author:
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Hua Chunying
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Source:
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Foreign Minisitry of PRC
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Date:
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March 14, 2017
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Description:
- Q: Could you talk about the specific arrangement for Vice Premier Wang Yang's visit? Will he meet with President Rodrigo Duterte? What will be the main agenda items? A: Vice Premier Wang Yang will pay an official visit to the Philippines from March 16 to 19. During the visit, he will meet with President Duterte, hold talks with the economic management team of the cabinet of the Philippines, address the opening ceremony of the China-ASEAN Year of Tourism and deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the China-Philippines Economic and Trade Forum. President Duterte paid a successful visit to China last October and China-Philippines relations have been turned around. We have seen an upward momentum in the development of China-Philippines relations, as the two countries deepen their political mutual trust, conduct practical cooperation across the board and resume dialogue and cooperation on maritime issues, delivering tangible benefits to the people of both countries and facilitating regional peace and stability. Last week, Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan visited the Philippines, where he chaired the 28th Conference of China-Philippines Joint Committee of Trade and Economy and met with six Philippine cabinet ministers, including the Finance Minister, reaching extensive consensus on practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields. We believe Vice Premier Wang Yang's visit will further enhance mutual trust between China and the Philippines, deepen China-Philippines good neighborliness and friendship, advance practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields and take China-Philippines relations to a new level. Q: Regarding media reports about Chinese survey ships cruising waters near the "Benham Rise", Philippine President Duterte said yesterday that those were just research vessels and have not intruded waters of the Philippines. The Philippines and China had reached common understanding on this and the Philippine side had been notified by the Chinese side. As things are going great, the Philippines and China should not fight about ownership and sovereignty. How does the Chinese side comment? A: China welcomes and commends relevant remarks by President Duterte. As he said, China and the Philippines have already communicated and had a friendly exchange of views on the relevant issue, clarified the facts and appropriately handled the issue. I wish to reiterate that China fully respects the Philippines' rights over the continental shelf in the "Benham Rise" and there is no such thing of China challenging those rights. But the basic principle of international law says that the EEZ and the continental shelf do not equate with territories, and a littoral state's exercise of rights over the continental shelf should not hamper such rights as freedom of navigation enjoyed by other countries under international law. Currently, under the concerted efforts of China and the Philippines, the bilateral relationship is developing with a sound momentum and practical cooperation in various areas is picking up speed. This is in line with the common interests and aspiration of the two peoples. From China's point of view, we attach great importance to the good neighborly and friendly partnership with the Philippines, and stand ready to work with the Philippines to implement the two Presidents' consensus of " upholding good neighborly and friendly cooperation, appropriately handling differences, and pursuing common development", bear in mind the larger picture of bilateral relations, continue to enhance mutual understanding and mutual trust, deepen friendly cooperation, and strive for the continued, sound and steady development of bilateral relations.
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Title:
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China: We respect Philippines' rights over Benham Rise
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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March 15, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Beijing clarified that it fully respects the Philippines' rights over the continental shelf in Benham Rise following reports about Chinese survey ships cruising near the region.
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Title:
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China plans 1st structure on disputed South China Sea shoal
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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Star Tribune
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Date:
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March 17, 2017
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Description:
- China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing's robust assertions of its claims in the strategically crucial waterbody. The top official in Sansha City that has administered China's island claims since 2012 was quoted by the official Hainan Daily newspaper as saying that preparations were underway to build an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.
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Title:
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China claims right to decide on Scarborough's fate
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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March 13, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Ignoring the arbitral ruling anew, Beijing insisted that it is within their sovereignty what to do with Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal following reports that Americans stopped them from reclaiming the Filipino fishing ground.
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Title:
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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang
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Author:
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Jaime Pilapil
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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March 12, 2017
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Description:
- BEIJING has denied intruding into Philippine territory, saying Chinese survey vessels did not explore the Benham Rise region off Aurora Province last year, but cast doubt on Manila’s hold on the undersea area. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Chinese vessels merely passed through international waters.
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Title:
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China-Philippines Relations: Beijing Rejects Manila’s Concerns Over Chinese Ships Incident
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Author:
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Vishakha Sonawane
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Source:
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International Business Times
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Date:
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March 10, 2017
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Description:
- China rejected Friday claims made by the Philippines that Beijing sent survey ships into the latter’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone. On Thursday, the Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Chinese ships were found in recent months near its coast and a warship was spotted 70 miles off its western coast in the South China Sea. Lorenzana said satellite images showed Chinese ships for three months in 2016 in Benham Rise, an area the United Nations has declared a territory of the Philippines' continental shelf.
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Title:
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China hikes defence budget to a whopping USD 152 billion
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Author:
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PTI
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Source:
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The New Indian Express
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Date:
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March 6, 2017
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Description:
- BEIJING: China has hiked its military spending by seven percent to USD 152 billion, about three times higher than that of India, as Beijing braced for countering America's push into the disputed the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Beijing Is Changing Its Tone In South China Sea Disputes
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Author:
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Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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March 6, 2017
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Description:
- Beijing is softening its tone in South China Sea disputes, adapting to the American position -- freedom of navigation, that is.
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Title:
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China's 2017 defense budget rise to slow again
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Author:
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Michael Martina and Philip Wen
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 4, 2017
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Description:
- Defying pressure for a strong increase in defense spending, China said on Saturday its military budget this year would grow about 7 percent, its slowest pace since 2010. Last year, with China's economy slowing, the defense budget recorded its lowest increase in six years, 7.6 percent, the first single-digit rise since 2010, following a nearly unbroken two-decade run of double-digit increases.
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Title:
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China opposes US naval patrols in South China Sea
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Author:
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Michael Martina, Reuters
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Source:
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Interaksyon
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Date:
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February 21, 2017
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Description:
- BEIJING - China said on Tuesday it opposed action by other countries under the pretext of freedom of navigation that undermined its sovereignty, after a US aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the contested South China Sea.