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Title:
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China’s airfields on Spratlys meant for fighter jets – US
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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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March 30, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – A senior US State Department official yesterday disputed China’s claims that the airstrips built on its artificial islands in the South China Sea were meant for flights for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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US tells China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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March 30, 2016
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Description:
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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CONSEQUENCES OF CHINA’S APPROACH TO THE PHILIPPINES’ SEA CASE
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Author:
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Nestor Mata
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Source:
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Malaya
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Date:
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March 29, 2016
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Description:
- WHEN asked what the next President should do with Philippines’ dispute with China over parts of the South China, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the case against China in United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration filed by the outgoing Aquino administration should be continued by the new administration.
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Title:
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Philippine Navy gets 3 more landing ships from Australia
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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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March 29, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - The Australian government has completed delivery of the last three Landing Craft Heavy (LCH), the same type of sea vessel it had earlier promised to provide to boost the Philippine Navy’s sealift capabilities.
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Title:
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China requiring new certification requirement for fruit imports
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Author:
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Business Mirror
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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March 29, 2016
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Description:
- A Cebu-based dried mango exporter had to secure a mosquito treatment certificate (MTC) as part of export documentation for its products to enter China, a new policy that incurred additional costs and some anxieties to the exporter after his goods were temporarily held at the port. “China added MTC after adopting new food-safety law last year in reaction to reported cases of infestation in that country,” the exporter said.
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Title:
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Army official: Balikatan exercises not directed to China
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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 28, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Balikatan joint military drills are not directed to any country despite China's aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea, a military official clarified on Monday.
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Title:
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South China Sea: Taiwan enters power struggle
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Author:
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Ivan Watson and Mark Phillips
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Source:
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CNN
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Date:
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March 28, 2016
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Description:
- Taiping island, South China Sea (CNN)Taiwan claims to have continuously occupied this postage stamp-sized island in the azure waters of the South China Sea for 60 years.
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Title:
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Sports, cultural exchanges with China suggested to ease tension
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Author:
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Freddie G. Lazaro
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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March 28, 2016
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Description:
- Sports and cultural exchanges between the Philippines and China may be the key to easing the on-going tension due to a dispute over shoals and islets in the South China or West Philippine Sea, Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. said, in the wake of incidents where Filipino fishermen were reporedly harassed by Chinese vessels.
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Title:
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It’s Indonesia’s turn
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Author:
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Alejandro Del Rosario
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Source:
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The Standard
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Date:
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March 28, 2016
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Description:
- After the Philippines, it’s Indonesia’s turn to be bullied by China. The Chinese also drove the Vietnamese out of the Paracels, defeating them in a naval battle. Kuala Lumpur also reported sighting 100 boats of Chinese registry in Malaysian waters.
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Title:
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Beijing sets up joint research centre on South China Sea issues
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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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March 27, 2016
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Description:
- China has established a South China Sea joint research centre in an academic-led push to support its claims in the resource-rich waters, amid escalating tensions over territorial disputes with some of its neighbours.
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Title:
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Palace: China trashing ‘substandard’ PH bananas won’t affect trade ties
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Author:
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Aries Joseph Hegina
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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March 27, 2016
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Description:
- Malacañang on Sunday allayed fears that the destruction of 35 tons of “substandard” bananas from the Philippines by Chinese authorities last Saturday (March 26) will affect the trade relations between the two countries. In an interview which aired on state-run dzRB, Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. quoted Trade Secretary Albert Cristobal who said that the quantity of the destroyed bananas is “too small” to affect the trade relations between the Philippines and China.
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Title:
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China destroys 35 tons of Philippine bananas
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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March 26, 2016
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Description:
- Customs authorities at the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen destroyed 34.78 tons of "substandard bananas" imported from the Philippines due to excessive pesticide use, state TV said on Saturday.
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Title:
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China Takeover of Sea Counts on Filipinos Electing New Leader 'More Compliant' to Gunboat Diplomacy, While Neighbouring Nations Gear Up for Confrontation
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Author:
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Kenneth Lim
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Source:
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Inquisitor
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Date:
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March 25, 2016
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Description:
- China’s takeover plan counts on Filipinos to elect a new government on May 9, 2016, that is “more compliant” to giving up territory. This gambit adds to China’s range of winning options, as its claim over the South China Sea pushes other nations in the affected region to forge pacts defending freedom of navigation.
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Title:
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China Remains Committed to Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in the South China Sea through Negotiations and Consultations
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Author:
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Liu Zhenmin
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Source:
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Foreign Ministry of the People's Republic of China
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Date:
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March 25, 2016
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Description:
- Keynote Speech by Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Vice Foreign Minister of China, At the Sub-conference on the South China Sea During the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2016
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Title:
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Malaysia says 100 China boats intrude into its waters
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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March 25, 2016
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Description:
- KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — About 100 China-registered boats have been detected encroaching into Malaysian waters near the Luconia Shoals in the South China Sea, a Malaysian minister said.
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Title:
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Analyst: Manila vs Beijing ruling to affect nations with similar claims
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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 25, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Other nations with expansive maritime claims over remote islets may have to reconsider their position if the international tribunal established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) will rule in favor of Manila in its case against Beijing, an analyst said.
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Title:
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Construction on disputed islands, reefs continues – Chinese official
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Author:
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Roy Mabasa
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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March 25, 2016
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Description:
- Foreign journalist won’t be invited to visit the disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea as construction is undergoing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said.
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Title:
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OP-ED: US-Philippines strategic dialogue promotes militarization of South China Sea
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Author:
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Zhang Junshe
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Source:
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People's Daily
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Date:
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March 24, 2016
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Description:
- The U.S. and the Philippines recently held the sixth bilateral strategic dialogue. Mediareports said that the U.S. military is granted access to five military bases in the Philippinesbased on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which was approved byboth sides. The U.S. fleet and troops can now use these bases near the South China Sea to conduct “maritime security operations.”
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Title:
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Philippines creates government task force for South China Sea concerns
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Author:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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March 23, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Philippine government said Wednesday it has created a task force to coordinate and consolidate various agencies' policies and actions in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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On South China Sea islet, Taiwan argues Philippines case is far from watertight
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Author:
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Fabian Hamacher
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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March 23, 2016
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Description:
- ITU ABA, South China Sea (Reuters) - On Itu Aba, in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, Taiwanese coast guard officials proudly haul a small wooden bucket of water from one of several simple concrete wells on the coral outcrop.