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'Non-war options' to enforce PH Hague victory doable: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 03:52 PM

Maritime expert Jay Batongbacal says 'non-war options' to enforce Manila's Hague victory are doable. He adds it's now up to government to implement these options.  Read more »

Populist pro-China mayor to face Tsai in Taiwan presidential clash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 01:18 PM

TAIPEI - A populist mayor who favors closer ties with Beijing was announced as the presidential candidate for Taiwan's opposition on Monday as it looks to unseat President Tsai Ing-wen in upcoming elections. Read more »

Opposition senators hit government over soft stance towards China

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 09:07 PM

MANILA - Several opposition lawmakers on Friday hit the Duterte administration over its soft stance towards China amid unresolved disputes in the South China Sea.  Read more »

China 'betraying' Xi's promise not to militarize S. China Sea: US

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 12 10:03 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday condemned China for betraying President Xi Jinping's 2015 promise not to militarize the South China Sea, saying Washington strongly opposes Beijing's attempts to assert its "unlawful" claims in the strategic waterway. Read more »

China hints at action against US planned weapon sale to Taiwan

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 12 08:14 AM

BEIJING - China's Defense Ministry indicated Thursday that it will take reciprocal action to counter the recent U.S. approval to sell weapons to Taiwan. Read more »

China demands US cancel arms sale to Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 07:51 AM

BEIJING - China demanded Tuesday that the United States "immediately cancel" a potential sale of $2.2 billion in arms to self-ruled Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles, adding fuel to tensions between the two powers.   Read more »

China's PLA signals it will keep Hong Kong-based troops in barracks

Greg Torode and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 09 04:53 PM

HONG KONG/WASHINGTON - The Chinese military commander responsible for Hong Kong has assured a Pentagon official that Chinese troops will not interfere in the city's affairs – an apparent signal that they will stay in their barracks amid renewed political upheaval. Read more »

China rejects 3rd party in probe of Recto Bank boat sinking

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 03:32 PM

China has rejected a third party investigator to probe the June 9 sinking of Filipino fishing vessel F/B GEMVER 1 at the Recto Bank, Malacanang said Monday. Read more »

'Back on track': Trump, Xi agree to resume trade talks

Shingo Ito and Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 01:39 PM

OSAKA, Japan - US President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were "back on track" after "excellent" talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in which Washington reportedly agreed to hold off on new tariffs. Read more »

Xi agrees 'in principle' to Japan state visit next year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 11:07 AM

OSAKA, Japan - Chinese President Xi Jinping has agreed "in principle" to pay a state visit to Japan next spring at the invitation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a further thaw in bilateral ties. Read more »

Boat captain's wife OK with Duterte impeachment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 10:10 AM

MANILA - The wife of GEMVER-1 captain Junel Insigne is backing the possible impeachment of President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter said he will not stop Chinese poachers from fishing in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Read more »

Toilet revolution and boutique hotels on curriculum at China party school

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 09:42 AM

BEIJING - Images of squat toilets flash on to the screen as around 80 men and a smattering of women listen intently to their teacher tell them of the importance of following President Xi Jinping's instructions on bringing a toilet revolution to China. Read more »

'Don't offend China': Cuisia on gov't response to boat sinking, Del Rosario deportation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 10:27 AM

"Don't offend China." According to former Philippine ambassador to Washington Jose Cuisia Jr., this seems to be the primary concern of the Duterte administration judging by its response to the sinking of a Philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank as well as the deportation of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario in  Hong Kong.  Read more »

'So be it': Del Rosario says won't challenge DFA plan to cancel courtesy diplomatic passports

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 07:05 PM

MANILA - Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Saturday said he would not challenge the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) plan to cancel all courtesy diplomatic passports. Read more »

US blocks more Chinese tech firms on national security concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 06:18 PM

The notice targets Sugon -- a prominent Chinese supercomputer manufacturer -- along with three of its microchip subsidiaries and a computing institute owned by the People's Liberation Army. Read more »

HK protesters disperse after blockading police headquarters

Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 11:19 AM

HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia's leading financial center had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some roads reopened for traffic as normal, but it remained unclear whether further mass protests would take place. Read more »

Duterte says to 'lengthily' discuss China's maritime claims in ASEAN summit

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 08:08 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he would talk "lengthily" about Beijing's sweeping claims in the South China Sea when he meets with other state leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this weekend. Read more »

Analyst: Chinese crew in Reed Bank incident liable for abandoning PH fishermen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 07:37 PM

MANILA - The crew of the Chinese vessel that figured in an incident with a Philippine fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea on June 9 violated international law for leaving the Filipinos adrift, a political analyst said Thursday.  Read more »

PH Coast Guard to protect fishermen in Reed Bank

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 02:25 PM

The Philippines is set to deploy Coast Guard vessels to Recto (Reed) Bank to protect Filipino fishermen in the area following the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said Tuesday.  Read more »

DFA calls for enforcement of duty to aid persons in distress at sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 10:47 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr on Monday called on members of the United Nations to enforce their duty under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Read more »