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US says China's sea claims have 'no basis' in international law

Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 08:08 PM

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea have "no basis in international law", taking aim at China's growing assertiveness in the hotly contested waters. Read more »

How the late former President Aquino reacted on the day PH won arbitral case vs China

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:07 PM

The late former President Benigno Aquino III was promptly notified about the upcoming decision then on the Philippines' arbitration case against China on the South China Sea on the day it was set to be issued, but he was not keen on issuing an immediate statement until "he understood it fully," one of his former spokespersons said Monday. Read more »

PNoy’s move vs. China on W. Philippine Sea won't be forgotten: Kalayaan town mayor

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 02:02 PM

The decision of former Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to challenge China's vast claims over almost the entire South China Sea will always be remembered, the mayor of Kalayaan town in Palawan where Beijing's incursions continue, said Friday. Read more »

China, Vietnam agree to boost trust amid South China Sea tensions

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 26 12:42 PM

The commitment was made at a defense and security consultation in the south China city of Dongxing on Friday, according to a statement issued by the Chinese defense ministry the same day.   Read more »

‘Leave President to his devices’ on maritime row with China, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 03:15 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday the public should leave President Rodrigo Duterte "to his own devices" in dealing with China as authorities tried to resolve the massing of some 240 Chinese ships in Philippine territorial waters. Read more »

Palace: Protest vs China coast guard law shows Philippines will 'assert all rights'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 03:28 PM

The Philippines will "assert all its rights", as proven by its diplomatic protest against a new China law that allowed its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and tear down structures that other countries built on contested waters, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

US carrier group enters S.China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 10:59 PM

A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote "freedom of the seas", the US military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington. Read more »

American troops could be sent to ‘defend the Senkaku Islands’, US commander says

Laura Zhou in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 28 01:28 PM

Lieutenant General Kevin Schneider made the remarks after touching down on a Japanese destroyer for the start of a joint drill. He also took aim at recent ‘malign activities on the part of Beijing’, including its military build-up in the South China Sea. Read more »

Locsin: ASEAN, China commit to proceed with negotiations for Code of Conduct in the South China Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 06:58 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said Tuesday he will push for the completion of the second reading of the Single Draft Code of Conduct Negotiating Text (SDNT) of ASEAN and China on the South China Sea, and is determined to get through the third reading of before the Philippines hands over the role as ASEAN-China Country Coordinator to Myanmar next year. Read more »

China says consultations, negotiations 'best way' to settle South China Sea disputes

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 10:59 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday said countries should settle disputes in the South China Sea through consultations and negotiations. Read more »

Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 04:24 PM

Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea based on a so-called nine-dash line, a vague delineation from maps dating back to the 1940s. Read more »

Carpio: Filipinos need leader who can address China issue

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:18 AM

MANILA - Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday said Filipinos need a leader who can address the country’s territorial issues with China. Read more »

China hopes Vietnam does not 'complicate' South China Sea issue

Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 05:33 PM

Friction has grown between the two communist-run countries since China in July sent a ship for a months-long seismic survey to an area internationally designated as Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but also claimed by China. Read more »