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Kamala Harris faces Afghan challenge on Asia visit

Nandita Bose and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Aug 21 08:09 AM

US allies have complained they were not fully consulted on President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31. Read more »

Chinese boats head to S.China Sea for fishing season

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 13 03:13 PM

Hundreds of Chinese trawlers are expected to head out into the disputed South China Sea on Monday with the start of a new fishing season. Read more »

PH pushes for freedom of navigation, overflight in South China Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 08:09 PM

The Philippines has stressed the importance of maintaining freedom and navigation and overflight at the contested South China Sea. Read more »

PH verifying Chinese ship 'presence' near Scarborough

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 06:36 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday his department is verifying a reported sighting of a Chinese research ship near Scarborough Shoal. Read more »

China thanks PH for role in ASEAN-China Dialogue

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:43 PM

China thanked the Philippines for its "great contributions" as the country coordinator for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations for the past 3 years. Read more »

US, China trade barbs at UN over South China Sea

Reuters
Posted at Aug 10 05:07 AM

The South China Sea has become one of many flashpoints in the testy relationship between China and the United States. Read more »

China mum on German navy's Shanghai port call request

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 07 10:34 AM

A German warship is heading to the Asia-Pacific following US calls to its allies to take more interest in the region. China’s response to the vessel’s application to stop in Shanghai could show the direction of bilateral relations, observers say. Read more »

Asia-Pacific foreign ministers hold talks

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 06 10:06 PM

TOKYO - Foreign ministers from more than 20 Asia-Pacific countries began online talks Friday with regional issues such as the political crisis in Myanmar and maritime security in the East and South China seas in focus. Read more »

PH thanks US for affirming in mutual defense pact

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 06:44 PM

The Philippines' top diplomat has welcomed the United States’ reaffirmation of its obligations under the Mutual Defense Treaty. Read more »

British warships ‘didn’t sail near’ Chinese artificial islands, says Chinese foreign ministry

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 05 02:58 AM

A South China Morning Post source close to the PLA says Chinese military is ‘satisfied’ with Royal Navy’s low-profile activities. Read more »

India deploys warships in South China Sea as part of 'Act East' policy

Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 05:22 PM

NEW DELHI - India is sending a naval task force to the South China Sea this month to expand security ties with friendly countries, officials said on Wednesday, signaling its intent to play a bigger role in regional efforts to counter China. Read more »

Locsin: Arbitral award helpful in clarifying maritime issues

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 03:28 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said disputes in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully in accordance with international law, citing the 2016 arbitral award as “most helpful in clarifying maritime issues.” Read more »

US meetings with ASEAN will include China concerns, but no call to pick sides

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 03 09:29 PM

The United States will raise concerns about China’s human rights record and “coercion” in the South China Sea during ministerial meetings with Southeast Asian countries this week, yet will not force countries in the region to pick sides in the ongoing US-China spat, a senior US official said on Monday.   Read more »

Beijing to Berlin: Clarify warship’s intentions in South China Sea

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 03 09:15 PM

Beijing says it will not consider a port call request from a German warship to stop at Shanghai until Berlin clarifies its intentions in sending the frigate through the South China Sea.   Read more »

Japan, ASEAN agree on importance of free navigation in South China Sea

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 03 08:44 PM

The foreign ministers of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Tuesday on the importance of freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, where China has conflicting territorial claims with some of the 10-member bloc. Read more »

German warship heads for South China Sea as it deploys on six-month Indo-Pacific mission

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Aug 03 08:11 PM

Germany dispatched a frigate to the Indo-Pacific region on Monday for the first time in almost 20 years, in a move that could put strain on Berlin's delicate relationship with Beijing. Read more »

German frigate deployed to Indo-Pacific mission, to pass South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 12:35 AM

BERLIN - Germany dispatched a frigate to the Indo-Pacific region Monday for the first time in almost 20 years, a move that could put strain on Berlin's delicate relationship with Beijing.  Read more »

Locsin to raise equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, S. China Sea issue at ASEAN meeting

ABS-CBN News and Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 01 03:42 PM

The Philippines will bring up the issues of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and the South China Sea, among others, when foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet virtually for five days beginning Monday, its foreign ministry said. Read more »

Japan, US defense chiefs agree to bolster deterrence

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 30 11:42 PM

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told reporters after the talks that he and USSecretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also exchanged views over the current situation in the East and South China seas, where China is expanding its military presence. Read more »

Duterte fully restores troop pact with United States

Idrees Ali and Karen Lema, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 30 06:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a pact governing the presence of US troops in the Philippines, the two countries' defense ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila. Read more »