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Title:
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US-China relations deteriorating fast over flashpoint issues
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Author:
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Simon Tisdall
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Source:
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The Guardian
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Date:
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June 6, 2018
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Description:
- China’s expanding efforts to impose its will on neighbours through diplomatic, commercial and military pressure – the so-called Xi doctrine – have drawn the sharpest riposte to date from the Trump administration, with Taiwan once again the main flashpoint in a sea of accelerating Sino-American rivalry.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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SC orders government to answer petition vs ICC withdrawal
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Author:
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Edu Punay
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 6, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Malacañang to answer the petition filed last month by six opposition senators challenging the administration’s withdrawal of the country’s membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Title:
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Chinese official on defending territorial rights: Do not test China's resolve
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Author:
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ABS-CBN News
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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June 6, 2018
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Description:
- Manila's former foreign affairs chief said the Philippines should seek the support of other countries that are against China's deployment of military assets in the South China Sea. This, as Beijing officials issue a warning against other countries that may intervene in the regional dispute.
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Title:
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Duterte: Sending troops on 'suicide' mission in S. China Sea will lead to my ouster
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Author:
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Chad de Guzman
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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June 6, 2018
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 6) — President Rodrigo Duterte believes the military and police will oust him should he decide to send them to fight China in contested areas of the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Duterte clueless on Chinese harassment of Filipino troops on Ayungin Shoal
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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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June 6, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines quietly filed a protest against China's harassment of Filipino troops conducting resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal but the country's chief diplomat appears to be unaware of the incident.
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Title:
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China increasingly isolated as France, Britain set sail for disputed seas
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 5, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – France and Britain announced they will sail through the South China Sea next week to join international efforts to stand up to China’s increasing aggressiveness in the disputed seas.
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Title:
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Philippines' Phoenix Petroleum, China's CNOOC partner for LNG terminal
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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June 5, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, June 5 (Reuters) - Philippine fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum said it had agreed to partner with a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to explore building a receiving terminal for liquefied natural gas in the country.
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Title:
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Why Philippines should protest vs China bombers in Paracels
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 5, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Saying this will galvanize international support, former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario stressed that the Philippines should protest against China's bombers on Woody Island, part of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Manila elite split over Duterte's China policy
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Author:
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Richard Heydarian
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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June 5, 2018
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Description:
- One of the most puzzling aspects of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency is his foreign policy, particularly toward China. If one were to believe his mind-boggling rhetoric, the Philippines has seemingly transformed from a century-old U.S. ally into China's new best friend.
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Title:
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Duterte admin lost territory in West Philippine Sea – Del Rosario
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 5, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine foreign secretary Albert del Rosario said the Duterte administration lost territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after China seized control of Sandy Cay, a sandbar near Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island).
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Title:
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How other countries see the South China Sea dispute
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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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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Defense ministers of different countries expressed their nations' commitments to rules-based order amid China's expanding militarization in the South China Sea during a regional security summit over the weekend.
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Title:
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Outgunned in South China Sea, PH rushes defense upgrade: Lorenzana
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Author:
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Analisa Burgos
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippines is working "double time" to upgrade its military, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said, as he admitted that the country is currently incapable of defending its territories.
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Title:
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Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence
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Author:
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YUKAKO ONO
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- Thailand is taking the lead in creating a regional fund with its neighbors, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects and to lessen reliance on Chinese investment.
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Title:
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France, UK sail warships in South China Sea
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to challenge China's increasing militarization in the South China Sea, France and the United Kingdom will sail warships in the contested waterway. French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly and British Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson made this statement at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend.
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Title:
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Lorenzana: We're helpless against China blockade in West PH Sea
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Author:
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Rappler.com
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The country's top defense official repeated President Rodrigo Duterte's defeatist stance against China's aggressiveness in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) in the wake of new reports of harassment.
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Title:
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Vietnam asks Philippines, China to stop escalating tension in South China Sea
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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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June 4, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam called out the Philippines and China for further complicating the situation in the disputed features in the South China Sea, part of which Manila calls the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Asia Sees China, and U.S., as Threats to Rules-Based Order
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Author:
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Marc Champion
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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June 3, 2018
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Description:
- For many U.S. allies, Secretary of Defense James Mattis is the last of the Trump administration’s so-called grownups in the room. So at Asia’s main annual security forum he got a warm reception for his firm defense of the rules-based order the U.S. helped to build after World War II.
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Title:
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China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns
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Author:
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Frances G. Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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June 3, 2018
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Description:
- SINGAPORE — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region.
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Title:
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De Lima: Probe 'influx of Chinese nationals' in Philippines
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Author:
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Rambo Talabong
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 3, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Detained Senator Leila de Lima filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the supposed "influx of Chinese nationals," both legal and illegal, in the Philippines.
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Title:
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Mattis warns of Chinese 'intimidation'; says U.S. seeks 'results-oriented' ties
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Author:
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Lee Chyen Yee, Idrees Ali
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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June 2, 2018
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Description:
- SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States is willing to work with China on a “results- oriented” relationship, but Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea were coercive and the Pentagon would “compete vigorously” if needed, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday.