Indonesia has committed to work with the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to expedite the crafting of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea amid continued tension in the waters. Following the 7th Philippine-Indonesia Joint Commission for...
China has called the recent joint maritime activity of the Philippines and the US in the South China Sea as "provocative", even as it conducted a similar exercise in the contested waters. After the Philippine and US navies held a two-day Maritime Cooperative Activity to bolster regional security...
The Philippines and the US are starting the year with another maritime activity in the South China Sea as they commit to bolster regional security and stability in the contested waters. Three vessels from the Philippines and four from the US started conducting on Wednesday, Jan. 3, their two-day...
An Australian government official said Tuesday Canberra welcomes the statement made by top diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after they called for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in the South China Sea. Michelle Chan, senior official of Australia's ASEAN,...
China has declared anew it is the Philippines that is stirring trouble in the region, this time by saying it is Manila's change of policy and position over the South China Sea issue. Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said the responsibility supposedly "lies with the Philippines"...
​Top diplomats of the Philippines and China held a "frank and candid" conversation over both countries' relations when they recently talked by phone, which came amid growing differences in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, Dec. 21. DFA Secretary...
China said it will do its best to safeguard its territorial sovereignty over the South China Sea and that the Philippines efforts of seeking support in asserting its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea "will take the toll." Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, made the...
Japan and Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday, Dec. 17, agreed to boost dialogue and cooperation on maritime security and “ensure the resolution of disputes by peaceful means” amid China’s growing aggression in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit...
TOKYO, Japan—President Marcos told foreign media that the tensions in the South China Sea have increased and the Philippines continues to work to find an answer to it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) Marcos stressed that the country needs...
The lowering of tensions in the South China Sea, which President Marcos and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about the last time they met in the United States, remains off track. Even the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised questions on whatever happened to the agreement between Marcos...
China has urged the Philippines to stop hyping up the conflict over the West Philippine Sea after Beijing criticized the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives that condemned its actions in the waters. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China's Foreign Ministry, said in his regular...
Members of the G7 have stressed that China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis and expressed serious concern over the current situation in the waters. In their joint statement, the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the European Union also...
