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Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 03:40 PM

Widodo visited Natuna on Wednesday to assert Indonesia's sovereignty over the cluster of islands and the waters around them, after reports Chinese coastguard and fishing vessels had entered Indonesia's exclusive economic zone several times since last month. Read more »

Indonesia's president visits island in waters disputed by China

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:32 PM

The confrontation began in mid-December when a Chinese coast guard vessel, accompanying Chinese fishing boats, entered waters off the coast of Indonesia's northern Natuna islands, prompting Jakarta to summon Beijing's ambassador. Read more »

How Indonesia-China spat could toughen ASEAN stance on code of conduct

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 03 09:09 AM

In another round of diplomatic exchanges, China's foreign ministry rejected Indonesia's accusations that its coastguard vessels illegally entered Indonesian territory at the Natuna islands, inside Jakarta's exclusive economic zone. Read more »

China eyes sea code after building Scarborough military base: ex-justice Carpio

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 03:36 PM

Carpio said the base would allow Beijing to “plug the loophole” in its “strategic plan to control the South China Sea for economic and military purposes.”   Read more »

Palace: Removing ‘Abominable’ from local cinemas up to MTRCB

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 04:32 PM

Removing animated film “Abominable” from Philippine cinemas over a scene featuring China’s 9-dash line in the South China Sea, will be up to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

Palace assures Carpio: Duterte will never abandon PH arbitral win vs China

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 06:37 PM

Malacañang assured Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte would never abandon the Philippines legal victory in the South China Sea after the magistrate said the chief executive has “no authority” to set it aside. Read more »

Palace: Arbitral win 'can't be set aside' in oil exploration with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 11:00 AM

A legal victory invalidating China's claims to the West Philippine Sea "can't be set aside" as Beijing and Manila hammer out a deal for exploring oil and gas reserves believed to be sitting deep beneath the waterway, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

China, Malaysia to set up S.China Sea dialogue mechanism

Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 06:50 AM

China and Malaysia have agreed to set up a joint dialogue mechanism for the disputed South China Sea, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Thursday after meeting Malaysia's foreign minister. Read more »

Locsin: PH has protested Chinese incursions in West PH Sea 60 times under Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 02:57 PM

The Philippines has protested China's incursions into the West Philippines about 60 times since President Duterte assumed office in 2016, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.  Read more »

Locsin: West PH Sea gas exploration has to be with China 'unless other people step up'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 01:28 PM

The Philippines has to explore with China gas and oil reserves believed to be sitting deep beneath West Philippine Sea "unless other people step up", Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said Wednesday.  Read more »

Japan to set up police unit to help defend disputed islets - NHK

Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 02:42 PM

Japan is bolstering its defense of a group of East China Sea islets disputed with China and other far-flung isles, with the establishment of a special police unit armed with automatic weapons, the public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.  Read more »

PH, China turn to 'peaceful' maritime talks anew after deadlock

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 03:01 PM

The Philippines and China have agreed to resume "peaceful" dialogue on disputes in the South China Sea as both nations insisted on their respective maritime claims.   Read more »

Xi urges Duterte to help build China-PH ties despite sea tensions

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 30 08:47 AM

The meeting was their eighth in the 3 years since Duterte took office, but came as the Philippine leader's Beijing-friendly policies faced growing criticism at home " prompting him to promise he would discuss the matter with Xi. Read more »

US warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions

Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 07:12 AM

A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the US military said, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of rising tensions between the world's two largest economies. Read more »

Duterte in China as global anticipation rises over South China Sea talks

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 12:58 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Beijing, China late Wednesday night as global anticipation rose over his upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the South China Sea.  Read more »

Raising arbitral victory 'beginning' of PH-China dialogue on maritime issues: PH envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 03:54 PM

Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Sta. Romana voices optimism over the prospective outcome of the Philippines and China's bilateral talks in Beijing. Sta. Romana says both the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute and joint exploration in the disputed waters are part of the agenda scheduled August 29. He adds that this is the opportune time for both China and the Philippines to manage their differences and move forward in areas of cooperation. Read more »

Concessions from China difficult after PH shelved arbitral victory: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 11:17 AM

It will be difficult for President Rodrigo Duterte to get concessions from Beijing over contesting claims to the South China Sea by using an arbitration triumph that he had shelved for 3 years, an analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte betting on joint oil exploration with China to resolve S. China Sea dispute

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 08:39 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he hopes that the joint oil and gas exploration with China could help resolve the maritime dispute over the South China Sea.   Read more »

Carpio rebuts Cayetano: 'Vietnam, Malaysia don't claim any part of Philippine EEZ'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 07:49 AM

Vietnam and Malaysia do not claim waters where the Philippines have exclusive rights over natural resources, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Tuesday, contradicting a remark by House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.  Read more »

PH to call China’s attention over passage of warships without clearance

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 04:45 PM

The Philippines will call China’s attention over the passage of Beijing’s warships without informing Manila’s authorities, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »