Title:

 U.S. must lift all additional tariffs for agreement with China: commerce ministry

Author:

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada

Source:

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada

Date:

 July 5, 2019

Description:

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Because the Sino-U.S. economic and trade frictions were triggered by the U.S. imposition of additional tariffs on Chinese goods, all those tariffs must be lifted if the two countries could reach an agreement, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.

Title:

 Infrared imaging shows more ships entering EEZ

Author:

Gabriel Lalu

Source:

Inquirer

Date:

July 3, 2019 

Description:

The number of ships entering the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has increased dramatically since 2012, according to images compiled through the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) light detection sensor.

Title:

 Xi Jinping calls for ‘timely’ easing of North Korea sanctions after Trump-Kim meeting

Author:

Lee Jeong-Ho

Source:

South China Morning Post

Date:

 July 2, 2019

Description:

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US leader Donald Trump to show “flexibility” and act in a “timely” fashion to ease sanctions on North Korea at the G20 summit last week – echoing Pyongyang’s high-stakes nuclear demands to Washington – according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Title:

 China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe

Author:

Alexis Romero

Source:

Philippine Star

Date:

July 2, 2019 

Description:

China has rejected a proposal for a third party investigator for the Recto (Reed) Bank incident and has insisted that the probe be conducted only by Philippine and Chinese authorities, Malacañang said yesterday.

Title:

 Duterte wants China to guarantee Filipinos' rights, safety in West PH Sea

Author:

Ariane Merez

Source:

ABS CBN News

Date:

 July 2, 2019

Description:

President Rodrigo Duterte will seek China’s assurance on the safety of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea following the allision of a Filipino fishing boat and a Chinese ship, Malacañang said Tuesday. Duterte told the Cabinet Monday that he would discuss the matter during bilateral meetings with China, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said.

Title:

 Xi meets Indonesian president on ties

Author:

Xinhua

Source:

China.org.cn

Date:

 June 29, 2019

Description:

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 major economies to promote bilateral ties. As next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties, China and Indonesia should make continued efforts to open up new prospects in a new era where the two sides join hands in development with mutual benefits and win-win results, said Xi.

Title:

 G20 summit 2019: Trump: Won't be raising tariffs for time being

Author:

Al Jazeera

Source:

Al Jazeera

Date:

June 29, 2019 

Description:

The annual summit of the Group of 20 nations has ended in Osaka, Japan. The ongoing trade war between China and the United States, the world's two biggest economies, topped the agenda. The G20 is an international leaders' forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union.

Title:

 G20 summit 2019: Trump meets leaders in Osaka

Author:

CNN

Source:

CNN

Date:

June 29, 2019 

Description:

US President Donald Trump has left Japan following the conclusion of the G20 summit. Air Force One is making the 90-minute flight to the Osan Air Base, just south of Seoul in South Korea. There Trump will meet the nation's president Moon Jae-in, and potentially see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ).

Title:

 Gov't urged: Assert PH sovereignty in territorial row with China

Author:

ABS CBN News

Source:

ABS CBN News

Date:

 June 28, 2019

Description:

MANILA - The Philippine government should assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea by first asking China to stand down, ACT Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said Friday. Tinio said the president or his Cabinet has yet to tell China's leaders that Beijing does not have rights to fish in Manila's exclusive economic zone.

Title:

 Duterte presses Asean, China on maritime code of conduct

Author:

Manuel Cayon

Source:

Business Mirror

Date:

June 25, 2019 

Description:

President Duterte is urging Asean nations and China to “immediately conclude” a binding code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea to reverse what he described as a “fast- eroding trust” in their relations with the frequency of incidents between China and several Asean nations in the world’s most contested sea territory today.

Title:

 More Chinese vessels seen near Pag Asa Island

Author:

Aira Genesa Magdayao

Source:

Palawan News

Date:

 June 24, 2019

Description:

The presence of Chinese vessels has increased again in the vicinity of Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea, an official of the Naval Forces West (NFW) said Monday. Lt.Ronnie Riel Grimpola, NFW spokesperson, said that based on their monitoring, more than 50 Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan town have been sighted since Sunday from what was previously 28.