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PH starts using Subic Bay facing S. China Sea as naval base

Kyodo News
Posted at May 27 03:32 PM

The Philippines has begun using Subic Bay as a naval base, in a move aimed at countering China's increasing assertiveness in the contested waters. Read more »

China plots fresh military exercises in South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 01:33 PM

The latest exercises come as Beijing faces a growing chorus of warnings from the United States and Western allies over its naval ambitions. Read more »

China offers South Pacific nations security, free trade agreements

Andrew Beatty in Sydney, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 06:02 AM

China has put forward plans to dramatically expand security and economic cooperation with South Pacific nations, with one regional leader calling it a thinly veiled effort to lock them into "Beijing's orbit." Read more »

China hopes UN rights chief visit will 'clarify misinformation': ministry

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 24 01:05 PM

China's foreign minister told the United Nations' human rights chief he hoped her landmark visit would help to "clarify misinformation", ahead of her visit to the Xinjiang region. Read more »

China says US' ‘divisive’ Indo-Pacific strategy doomed to fail

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 23 10:28 PM

Beijing has rejected Washington’s Indo-Pacific initiatives as tools to contain China that are 'doomed to fail'. Read more »

China province of 100 million to COVID test every 2 days

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 04:05 PM

Henan has ordered its nearly 100 million people to take a COVID test every two days as the country grapples with an omicron-fueled surge. Read more »

Pope follows 'complex' life of Catholics in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 08:17 AM

Pope Francis said Sunday that he was following "attentively" the "often complex" life of Catholics in China, without directly referencing a 90-year old cardinal arrested in Hong Kong this month. Read more »

COVID-negative Beijing residents sent to quarantine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 08:08 PM

Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents were relocated to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections. Read more »

Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 05:47 AM

Canada is to ban Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE from its 5G wireless networks due to national security concerns. Read more »

China aircraft carrier conducts drills in Philippine Sea

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 18 03:28 PM

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier conducted high-intensity drills in the Philippine Sea this month as the PLA navy seeks to hone its skills. Read more »

Casino mogul Steve Wynn sued for acting as agent for China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 08:35 AM

The US Justice Department sued Las Vegas and Macau casino mogul Steve Wynn Tuesday to force him to register officially as an agent for the Chinese government. Read more »

Scholar eyes risk as PH eases foreign business ownership

Kyodo News
Posted at May 17 04:46 PM

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to continue Duterte's infrastructure program, foreign borrowing and a friendly approach to China. Read more »

Beijing students protest against COVID controls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 06:50 PM

Hundreds of students at an elite Beijing university have protested against strict Covid-19 curbs on campus, in a rare show of defiance as anger mounts over virus controls. Read more »

China military body may be target of Japan counterstrike capability

Kyodo News
Posted at May 16 08:11 AM

Speculation is growing in security circles in Japan as to whether targets of a proposed "counterstrike capability" would include China's Central Military Commission, the highest decision-making organ of the country's armed forces led by President Xi Jinping. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 13, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 12:40 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

COVID-19 testing continues in Beijing

Mark R. Cristino, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 13 07:13 PM

A man undergoes a COVID-19 test at a makeshift tent in Beijing, China on Friday. Read more »

Chinese woman held for claiming Beijing lockdown imminent

Kyodo News
Posted at May 13 04:24 PM

A Chinese woman has been accused of spreading false rumors and held by authorities for posting a message online saying Beijing would soon come under a citywide COVID-19 lockdown, Chinese media reported Friday. Read more »

Tibet Airlines passenger jet catches fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 03:59 PM

A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire Thursday morning at China's Chongqing airport after going off the runway, state media reported. Read more »

Chinese envoy congratulates Marcos, confident of 'stronger' China-PH ties

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 12 01:30 PM

China's ambassador to the Philippines has congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr for his victory in the presidential election, expressing confidence that ties between the two nations would be "stronger", a statement said Thursday. Read more »

Solomons PM: Nothing sinister with China maritime deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 10:10 AM

The Solomon Islands' prime minister dismissed criticism of a new maritime investment deal with China, saying there was nothing "sinister" in the agreement. Read more »