Tag: South China Sea
Biden, Marcos discuss securing tense South China Sea
Greeting Marcos in the Oval Office, Biden underlined the "ironclad" US commitment to defending the country
US vows to defend the Philippines in South China Sea
Nearly 18,000 troops are taking part in the annual exercises dubbed Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino
Philippines, US to hold largest ever joint war games
A total of 17,680 soldiers will take part in the drills, which for the first time will include live-fire exercises in the South China Sea
Chinese security vessel orders Philippine plane carrying media to ‘leave’
The order came from a radio operator on a Chinese coast guard vessel 3,500 feet below — one of dozens of ships seen prowling the waters
If China gets Taiwan, Philippine seas will be next
Taipei and Manila used to view Beijing’s threats separately. The two issues have now joined.
US military bases are a danger to the Philippines
The growing tension in the Asia-Pacific region makes it time for Filipinos to start to worry about possible war
Philippines boosts military in disputed sea after Chinese ‘encroachment’
The defense department said it had directed the armed forces "to strengthen the country's presence in the West Philippine Sea"
Filipinos fishing on frontline of China’s battle for disputed sea
The fishing ground, tapped by generations of Filipinos, is one of many potential flashpoints for military conflict over the South China Sea
Activists call for protection against China on anniversary of ruling on...
The US vowed to preserve “a system where goods, ideas, and people flow freely across land, sky, cyberspace, and the open seas” in the region
Marcos says Philippines to uphold South China Sea ruling
Marcos said he would not "allow a single millimetre of our maritime coastal rights to be trampled upon"
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