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Chinese ship heads away from Vietnam in South China Sea standoff

James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 05:28 AM

HANOI - A Chinese survey ship which has been embroiled in a tense month-long standoff with Vietnamese vessels has headed away from Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a Washington-based think tank said on Wednesday. Read more »

Gov't should block China construction on Fiery Cross Reef- Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 04:53 PM

The Philippines should protest China's recent construction efforts on the Fiery Cross Reef, locally known as the Kagitingan Reef, Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday. Read more »

Palace says PH should be 'thankful' China built rescue center on PH-claimed reef

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 04:37 PM

MANILA - The spokesman of President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the Philippines should perhaps be “thankful” for the “maritime rescue center” that China claims to have built on Kagitingan or Fiery Cross Reef, one of the reefs being claimed by the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

‘Military action’ in PH backyard troublesome - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 01:43 PM

Any military action in the Philippines’ backyard would be troublesome, the Palace said Monday, as China installed missiles in at least three artificial islands located within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Read more »

China installs cruise missiles on South China Sea outposts-CNBC report

Reuters
Updated as of May 03 10:46 AM

China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea, US news network CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports.  Read more »