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WASHINGTON – The US defense commitment to the Philippines is “ironclad,” President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after a Chinese coast guard ship hit a Philippine vessel in the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal to prevent it from delivering provisions to troops stationed on the beached BRP Sierra Madre last weekend.
BEIJING: The United States does not have the right to get involved in problems between China and the Philippines, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, as tensions simmer over conflicts in disputed waters of the South China Sea. "The US is not party to the South China Sea issue, it has no right to get involved in a problem between China and the Philippines," said ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a regular press briefing when asked about the US saying it will defend the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Security Council on Tuesday said that the presence of reporters on the country’s resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal helped disprove China's claims that it was a Philippine vessel that provoked a Chinese vessel in the tense waterways.
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro yesterday accused China of being a “squatter” in the West Philippine Sea, citing Chinese presence within the Philippines’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Beijing – China condemned on Tuesday Canada’s “illegal” intrusion into its airspace after Ottawa accused Beijing’s fighter jets of a “reckless” intercept of a Canadian maritime patrol aircraft.
BEIJING, China — China will hold its third Belt and Road forum in its capital next week, Beijing said Wednesday, confirming the details of an event that several foreign leaders are expected to attend -- including Vladimir Putin.
Japan has joined India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan to lodge protests against China over its new "standard map" for including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as part of its territory.
MANILA, Philippines — China’s blaming the grounded BRP Sierre Madre for damage to marine environment is “hypocritical,” Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said yesterday, as he lambasted Beijing for issuing “disingenuous propaganda lines” that have only exposed its insincerity.