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Xi, Biden break ice with phone call, but can they dial down tensions?

Sarah Zheng and Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 12 02:24 PM

Analysts say conversation is a first step in getting ties on the right track, but Washington is expected to continue taking a tough line on Beijing. US messaging emphasized concerns raised on economic practices, human rights and Taiwan, while China focused on cooperation and dialogue. Read more »

Beijing vows to work with neighbors after US’ latest South China Sea transit

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 10 12:27 PM

Beijing said it would work with other countries in the region to maintain peace and stability after the United States sent two aircraft carrier strike groups to the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest sign of continued military tension under the Biden administration. Read more »

2 US carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea

Se Young Lee, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 04:49 PM

Two US carrier groups conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after a US warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters, as China denounced the United States for damaging peace and stability.   Read more »

Locsin: Chinese vessel that sought refuge in PH waters never intruded

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 03:06 AM

Locsin also clarified that the “wait and see attitude” adopted by the Philippines on the developments in Myanmar was his and not President Duterte’s. Read more »

Government OKs Cagayan, Marikina flood control plans

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Updated as of Dec 17 04:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved plans to prevent flooding in Marikina and Cagayan, where typhoon Ulysses in November trapped residents on top of their rooftops as they waited for rescue from floods, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

Duterte, Japan's Suga talk about S. China Sea, aid, pandemic

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 04:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide this week discussed various issues including the South China Sea, diplomatic aid, and the COVID-19 in a telephone conversation, the Filipino leader's office said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte thanks 'close partner' Australia for 'upholding law' in S. China Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 08:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday thanked Australia, Manila's "close partner", for "upholding international law" following its rejection of Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea. Read more »

Palace: Philippines wants no part in US-China power struggle

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 03:58 PM

The Philippines does "not want to take part" in a power struggle between the US and China, Malacañang said Tuesday, after Beijing accused Washington of "creating chaos" in Asia.    Read more »

Duterte tells ASEAN: Arbitral win vs China sea claims 'can't be ignored'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told his fellow Southeast Asian leaders that a 4-year-old arbitral ruling against Beijing's sweeping claims in South China Sea "cannot be diminished nor ignored."    Read more »

Locsin explains why only fraction of Chinese pledges come to fruition

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 04:36 PM

According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr., the dismal percentage was due to the government's prudence to protect "national interest." Read more »

Bring up sea dispute to UN? 'Let's be realistic,' says Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 05:16 PM

MANILA - Malacañang brushed off Friday the idea of raising the Philippines arbitral victory in the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly, saying Manila cannot sway the body to take its side. Read more »

China says US biggest threat to peace in South China Sea

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Updated as of Sep 10 11:14 AM

China accused the US of becoming "the biggest driver of militarization" in the contested South China Sea, as tensions between Washington and Beijing look set to swamp a regional Asian summit. Read more »

US-China tensions set to dominate Southeast Asia summit

Tran Thi Minh Ha and Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 12:15 PM

US-China rivalry is set to dominate discussions as the foreign ministers of 10 Southeast Asian countries begin an online summit Wednesday, with Washington's top diplomat ready to take aim at Beijing's "bullying" in the South China Sea.   Read more »

Gov't urged to scrap deals with Chinese firms tagged in South China Sea island-building

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Updated as of Aug 31 03:49 PM

The Philippines should drop its infrastructure deals with Chinese companies that the US recently blacklisted for building artificial islands in contested waters, a senator said Monday.    Read more »

Philippines 'kowtowing' to China? That's 'narrative of opposition,' says DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 02:17 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr denied Wednesday that the Philippines was “kowtowing” to Chinese aggression in contested waters, saying this was a “narrative of the opposition.”  Read more »

Philippines won't cease Spratly patrols despite China call vs 'provocations': DFA

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Posted at Aug 26 10:20 AM

The Philippines will sustain its patrol of the Spratly islands despite China's call for Manila to stop "illegal provocations" in sending military aircraft near the area, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said Wednesday.  Read more »

'Inutile' in West Philippine Sea? Duterte just being ‘realistic, practical’ - Defense chief

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Updated as of Aug 10 10:14 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)- President Rodrigo Duterte was "being realistic and practical" when he said that he cannot do anything against Beijing's pursuit of territory and resources in the South China Sea, parts of which are also claimed by Manila, his defense chief said Monday.  Read more »

Duterte's 'defeatist' statement on maritime disputes with China undermines DFA, DND position: expert

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 04:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's "defeatist" statement on the Philippines' maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea when he delivered his 5th State of the Nation Address, undermines the improved positions espoused by Manila's foreign and defense ministries, a maritime law expert said Tuesday. Read more »

'It's a free world': DFA's Locsin says China can disagree with PH on arbitral award

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 03:41 PM

"The point is, we won it. If they don't want to recognize it, okay, they can say that. But we know we have the law on our side. We have the Hague on our side," Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said. Read more »

PH, Chinese foreign ministers agree to continue consultation on maritime issues

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 04:58 PM

The foreign ministers of the Philippines and China agreed to continue managing "issues of concern and promote maritime cooperation", Manila said Wednesday, after strongly worded statements were issued over the Philippine's legal victory four years ago on its maritime entitlements in the South China Sea.   Read more »