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Title:
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China warns on West PHL Sea as US, India consider patrols
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Author:
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GMA News Online
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Source:
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GMA News Online
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Date:
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February 11, 2016
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Description:
- China on Thursday responded to a Reuters report that the US and India are discussing joint naval patrols in the disputed West Philippine (South China) Sea, warning that interference from countries outside the region threatens peace and stability.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Exclusive-U.S. and India Consider Joint Patrols in South China Sea: U.S. Official
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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The New York Times
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Date:
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February 10, 2016
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Description:
- The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols that a U.S. defence official said could include the disputed South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing, which claims most of the waterway.
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Title:
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Here lies the future of the Philippines
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Author:
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BusinessMirror Editorial
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Source:
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BusinessMirror Editorial
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Date:
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February 9, 2016
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Description:
- The year 2015 brought into focus the need for the Philippines to come to terms with its position on the global geopolitical stage. It is reasonable to say that at no time since the darkest times of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is the world more polarized than it is today.
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Title:
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The maritime security agenda of the next Philippine president
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Author:
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Business World Onine
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Source:
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Business World Onine
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Date:
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February 8, 2016
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Description:
- With a scenario based on the end of internal security threat from insurgency and the passage of the Bangsamoro Law, a national security policy that centralizes the position of maritime security should occupy the agenda of the next Philippine president.
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Title:
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Top Philippine Diplomat and China Critic Resigns Over Health
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Author:
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Jim Gomez
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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February 8, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines' top diplomat, who was behind a bold government move to challenge the validity of China's vast territorial claims in the South China Sea at an international tribunal, has resigned due to health reasons, officials said Monday.
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Title:
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New year, better ties?
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Author:
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Ana Marie Pamintuan
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 8, 2016
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Description:
- In Manila’s Quinta market, retailers of food ingredients that were open on the eves of Christmas 2015 and New Year’s Day were closed yesterday.
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Title:
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Wary of war
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Author:
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Atty. Alex B. Cabrera
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Source:
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The Philippine Start
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Date:
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February 7, 2016
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Description:
- In a luncheon event of select CEOs during the APEC Summit, the president of one of the largest manufacturing companies in China was sitting in the panel. He was asked from the audience about geopolitical risks and his take on whether events mean China is gearing for war.
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Title:
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Ties that bind: The Filipino-Chinese culture
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Author:
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Pia Garcia
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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February 6, 2016
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Description:
- As the country prepares to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Monday (February 8), the Filipino-Chinese culture is again brought into the spotlight.
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Title:
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War Or Peace In The South China Sea?
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Author:
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Helen H. Wang
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- Last week, Taiwan’s president Ma Ying-jeou made a visit to Itu Aba, a disputed island in the South China Sea. Itu Aba, also known in Chinese as “Taiping Island,” is under Taiwan’s control. Taiwan has recently finished upgrading a port and built a lighthouse. The island has an airstrip and a hospital.
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Title:
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Analysts: Philippines should focus on AFP modernization, not on EDCA
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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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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The country should shift its focus to the modernization of its military instead of zooming into the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States, analysts said.
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Title:
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China stepping up Spratlys landgrab–Pentagon report
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Author:
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Amando Doronila
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- CANBERRA—A new Pentagon report saying that China’s reclamation activities and construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea increased dramatically during the past few months has aroused widespread fears that the landgrab would derail diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving rival claims through United Nations arbitration.
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Title:
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Duterte open to joint exploration with China in West PH Sea
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Author:
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Pia Ranada
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said if elected president, he is willing to share the natural resources of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with China if that will settle the maritime dispute between the Asian giant and the Philippines.
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Title:
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PH unlikely to be affected by China economic slowdown
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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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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- Although China is the third largest buyer of Philippine products, there is no likelihood it will be affected by the slowdown in the Chinese economy, according to the top Filipino diplomat in France.
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Title:
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Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters
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Author:
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International Crisis Group
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Source:
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International Crisis Group
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Date:
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January 26, 2016
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Description:
- The South China Sea’s hydrocarbon resources are hotly contested though its reserves are unproven. While their potential economic benefit may be consider- able, their foremost significance is political, as their division has implications for sovereignty and fundamental law of the sea principles. Exploration frictions have deepened geopolitical fault lines. Competition once framed by verbal warnings and diplomatic pressure today frequently takes the form of physical confrontation. A key factor is China’s growing capability and accompanying desire to expand its own exploration while preventing other claimants’ activity. In parallel, Beijing has advo- cated setting aside disputes and developing resources jointly, but as collaboration remains elusive, analysts in China have called for unilateral measures to pressure uncooperative parties. Better would be greater efforts to create mechanisms for pre- venting competition from becoming conflict, while seeking better understanding of motivations needed for eventual cooperation.
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Title:
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Where do our candidates stand on China and the West Philippine Sea?
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Author:
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Lila Shahani
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 1, 2016
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Description:
- As the campaign season kicks into high gear, several issues, scandals and assorted gossip have hogged the headlines, while other equally pressing matters have dropped out of view. For example, there is the question of Chinese expansion into the West Philippine Sea. As we focus on a wide range of domestic issues, the Chinese military has not let up in its encroachment upon Philippine territory, at least as we define it in our Constitution. How will the incoming presidential leadership deal with this burning issue?
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Title:
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China Retools its Military With First Overseas Outpost in Djibouti
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Author:
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Jane Perlez & Chris Buckley
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Source:
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The New York Times
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Date:
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November 26, 2015
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Description:
- China announced on Thursday that it would establish its first overseas military outpost and unveiled a sweeping plan to reorganize its military into a more agile force capable of projecting power abroad. The outpost, in the East African nation of Djibouti, breaks with Beijing’s longstanding policy against emulating the United States in building military facilities abroad.
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Title:
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China Defends Test Flights in South China Sea Area
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Author:
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Chun Han Wong
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Source:
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The Wall Street Journal
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Date:
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January 11, 2016
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Description:
- China defended recent test flights to a disputed reef in the South China Sea as sovereign activity, rebuffing Vietnam’s criticismsthat the flights were unannounced and contravened international rules on aviation safety.
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Title:
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After vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence "hallucination"
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Author:
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James Pomfret, Matthew Miller and Ben Blanchard
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 17, 2016
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Description:
- Taiwan should abandon its "hallucinations" about pushing for independence, as any moves towards it would be a "poison", Chinese state-run media said after a landslide victory for the island's independence-leaning opposition. Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a convincing victory in both presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, in what could usher in a new round of instability with China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own.
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Title:
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China-Led Development Bank Aims to Swiftly Approve Loans
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Author:
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Helene Franchineau
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Source:
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US News
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Date:
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January 17, 2016
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Description:
- The head of the newly opened Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank said the China-led group is aiming to approve its first loans before the end of the year, part of Beijing's efforts to weave together regional trade partners and solidify its global status.
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Title:
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Future Of Bitter South China Sea Sovereignty Dispute Rests On The Philippines
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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February 3, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines used to be just one of six governments competing for claims to the South China Sea, a tropical ocean that’s hot because of its resources. That country lags its rivals, especially China, in military might and scope of claim to the ocean that covers 3.5 million square kilometers.