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Philippine supply ship reaches disputed shoal without incident a week after deal with China
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said.
Philippines says its forces sailed to hotly disputed shoal guarded by China without any clashes
MANILA: Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing's forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said. It was the first Philippine government supply trip to the Second Thomas Shoal, which has been the scene of increasingly violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine forces, since the Philippines and China reached a deal a week ago to prevent clashes, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement.
Philippines says 'no incidents' as it resupplies hotspot reef
MANILA: The Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on a South China Sea reef Saturday without "untoward incidents", more than a month after a violent clash with Chinese forces in the area.It said the mission to Second Thomas Shoal was the first since Manila and Beijing reached a "provisional arrangement" earlier this month for the delivery of daily necessities and rotation missions for Filipino troops based on a rusty warship grounded atop the reef.
China warns Philippines of 'resolute' response in South China Sea
VIENTIANE: China will "respond resolutely" to any violation by the Philippines of a recent deal to calm tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea, its top diplomat told his Filipino counterpart, Beijing said Saturday.Manila is locked in a longstanding territorial row with Beijing over parts of the strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars worth of trade passes annually.
China warns Philippines of 'resolute' response in West Philippines Sea
VIENTIANE, Laos — China will "respond resolutely" to any violation by the Philippines of a recent deal to calm tensions between the two countries in the West Philippine Sea, its top diplomat told his Filipino counterpart, Beijing said Saturday.
Philippines says 'no incidents' as it resupplies hotspot Ayungin Shoal
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on Ayungin Shoal Saturday without "untoward incidents", more than a month after a violent clash with Chinese forces in the area.
US top diplomat Blinken hits out at China's 'unlawful actions' in South China Sea
VIENTIANE, Laos — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hit out at China's "escalatory and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea on Saturday, hours before he was due to hold talks with Beijing's top diplomat at a regional meeting in Laos.