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NEW DELHI, India — Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India Tuesday to discuss threats facing the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of concern at an increasingly assertive China.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno represented the Philippines in the 8th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which opened on September 25, 2023 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Ten years ago, the Philippines lodged a complaint to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, taking issue with China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea, which China used to justify building military outposts in the disputed waterway. When the U.N.-backed tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines and against China in 2016, the decision was lauded as a “great victory,” akin to David’s defeat of Goliath.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines did not mean to create trouble but was only protecting the welfare of its fishermen in its maritime territory when it removed the floating barrier installed by China in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, President Marcos said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vowed yesterday to “do whatever it takes” to remove any more floating barriers installed by China in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal.
MANILA, Philippines — China is spending billions of dollars globally to spread disinformation and threatening to cause a “sharp contraction” in freedom of speech around the world, the US State Department warned in a report published Thursday.
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A month before the Asian Games, China released a new national map, doubling down on its claims to almost the entire South China Sea and disputed border territories with India.
The Philippine president said Friday that his country does not want a confrontation but will staunchly defend its waters after its coast guard dismantled a floating barrier placed by China at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.