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Title:
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Philippines delicately wedged between US and China
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydrian
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Source:
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AlJazeera
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Date:
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January 20, 2016
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Description:
- Philippines and neighbours are welcoming a growing US military footprint in the region to stave off a revanchist China.
Political Security
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Title:
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Philippine plane warned by ‘Chinese navy’ in disputed sea
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Author:
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Jim Gomez
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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January 18, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Monday they received two intimidating radio warnings identified as from the Chinese navy when they flew a Cessna plane close to a Chinese-constructed island in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Will the US defend us against China?
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Author:
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Joel Ruiz Butuyan
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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January 18, 2016
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Description:
- NOW THAT the Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), will the United States defend the Philippines if the islands and shoals the Philippines occupies in the West Philippine Sea are attacked by China?
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Title:
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Philippines Files Protest Against China's Test Flights in Disputed Sea
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Jakarta Globe
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Date:
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January 13, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines has filed a protest against China's test flights on an artificial island in the South China Sea, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, describing the actions as "provocative" and a violation of an existing informal code.
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Title:
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South China Sea: experts clash over China threat to commercial trade
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Author:
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Lindsay Murdoch
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Source:
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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Date:
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January 13, 2016
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Description:
- An Australian expert has challenged claims that China's build-up of artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea threatens commercial ships passing through the world's busiest waterways, declaring that they are "completely fabricated".
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Title:
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Rappler Talk: Will PH and China improve ties in 2016?
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Author:
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Ayee Macaraig
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Source:
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Rappler Philippines
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Date:
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January 8, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Rappler's Ayee Macaraig talked to Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit, president of the think tank Albert del Rosario Institute.
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Title:
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Joint drills with ASEAN proposed
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Author:
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Zhang Yunbi
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Source:
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China Daily
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Date:
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October 17, 2015
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Description:
- State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Chang Wanquan said on Friday that China is willing to hold a joint drill with ASEAN countries to better fulfill the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, a major initiative that analysts said will help avoid potential miscalculations on the South China Sea.
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Title:
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China angered as Filipino protesters visit South China Sea island
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Author:
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Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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December 28, 2015
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Description:
- China expressed anger on Monday after a group of Filipino protesters landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China on the Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility of the South China Sea Arbitration by the Arbitral Tribunal Established at the Request of the Republic of the Philippines
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Author:
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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Source:
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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Date:
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October 30, 2015
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Description:
- The award rendered on 29 October 2015 by the Arbitral Tribunal established at the request of the Republic of the Philippines (hereinafter referred to as the "Arbitral Tribunal") on jurisdiction and admissibility of the South China Sea arbitration is null and void, and has no binding effect on China.
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Title:
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Asean and China talk more South China Sea DOC
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Author:
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The Star Online
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Source:
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The Star Online
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Date:
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October 21, 2015
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Description:
- China is hosting 10 Asean nations in a special meeting to further talk about the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties (DOC) in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Facilities on reefs mostly for 'civilian use'
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Author:
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An Bajie
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Source:
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China Daily
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Date:
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October 15, 2015
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Description:
- The frequent muscle flexing by some countries in the South China Sea is the biggest cause for the militarization of the region, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in response to a joint statement made by US and Australian foreign and defense ministers
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Title:
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Maritime cooperation talks show progress
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Author:
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Chen Mengwei
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Source:
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China Daily
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Date:
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October 21, 2015
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Description:
- Lists of important and complicated issues in the South China Sea and key factors for a possible framework regarding norms of behavior in the waters were formulated in the latest meeting between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Title:
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China completes construction of lighthouses in disputed South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters in Shanghai
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Source:
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The Guardian
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Date:
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October 10, 2015
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Description:
- China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions.
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Title:
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US Pacific Fleet smaller, even as China's military grows
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Author:
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Audrey McAvoy
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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January 5, 2016
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Description:
- PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Pacific Fleet is shrinking even as the U.S. and its allies are facing challenges posed by China's growing military power.
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Title:
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Philippines Announces New Ships for South China Sea Defense
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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December 21, 2015
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Description:
- Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year. Aquino, ineligible to run for re-election under the constitution, promised to spend about 83.90 billion pesos ($1.77 billion) in a five-year period until 2017 to strengthen the military as China asserts its claims to most of the waters.
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Title:
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China Announces Military Reform, Creates Three Institutions
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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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January 1, 2016
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Description:
- China announced Friday its new military reform plan that includes establishment of three military institutions, CCTV News reported. The announcement comes nearly two months after Chinese President Xi Jinping said that his country was continuing the most important overhaul of its military structure in decades.
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Title:
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More ships, planes, combat gear for AFP in 2016
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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January 1, 2016
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Description:
- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is expecting more assets to be added to its inventory in 2016 amid its efforts to build a minimum credible defense.
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Title:
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At The Spratlys: Philippines’ Young Protesters Irked China And Taiwan
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Author:
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Stella Maris Arellano
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Source:
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Political Lore
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Date:
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January 1, 2016
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Description:
- A group of young Filipino activists, mostly students have arrived at Thitu Island in the Spratlys archipelago on Saturday in protest of China’s creeping invasion of the Philippines’ territory.
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Title:
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China navy carries out more drills in disputed South China Sea
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Author:
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Ben Blanchard
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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December 13, 2015
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Description:
- China's navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday, calling them routine drills. China claims almost all of the energy-rich waters of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of maritime trade passes each year. The Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan have overlapping claims.
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Title:
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China tells US to Steer Clear of Territorial Disputes
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Author:
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Esther Theo
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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November 19, 2015
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Description:
- China has told the United States to stay out of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, after US President Barack Obama demanded a halt to Beijing's land reclamation works on disputed islands amid simmering tensions in the resource-rich waters.