Title:

 People to people bond: A booster to the Construction of BRI

Author:

Liu Chunsheng

Source:

China Global Television Network

Date:

 September 6, 2018

Description:

Since China proposed the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) in 2013, more and more countries have responded enthusiastically. For five years, China has actively promoted the spirit of friendly cooperation and carried out extensive cultural, educational, tourism, health and medical cooperation, scientific and technological collaboration with countries and regions along the BRI.

Title:

 Philippines extricates warship from South China Sea shoal

Author:

Jim Gomez

Source:

The Washington Post

Date:

September 4, 2018

Description:

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine navy extricated one of its largest warships from the shoal where it ran aground last week near a hotly disputed region in the South China Sea.
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Title:

 Malaysia’s Anwar cautions Philippines on ‘dubious’ infra loan deals

Author:

Ian Nicolas Cigaral

Source:

The Philippine Star

Date:

September 4, 2018

Description:

MANILA, Philippines — Malaysian opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday cautioned the Philippines against entering into questionable loan deals with other countries, more than a week after Malaysia canceled multibillion-dollar China-financed projects due to ballooning costs that could create an unsustainable debt burden.

Title:

 PH is new country coordinator to bridge ASEAN with China

Author:

Philippine News Agency

Source:

Manila Bulletin

Date:

 August 30, 2018

Description:

As the new country coordinator tasked to bridge the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, the Philippines will play a constructive role in promoting good ties between the two parties, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said.

Title:

 Japan to deploy warships to South China Sea

Author:

Patricia Lourdes Viray

Source:

The Philippine Star

Date:

August 22, 2018

Description:

MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) will dispatch three ships to the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, according to reports.