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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China have discussed improving maritime communication mechanisms and promoting dialogue between their coast guards, according to Beijing’s foreign ministry.
MANILA, Philippines — More than 70 years after Japan's invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, the countries on Monday signed a defense pact that allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil.
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific. The Chinese military exercises coincide with a Nato summit in Washington, where a draft communique says China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine, and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's defense ministry said Friday it had detected 36 Chinese military aircraft around the island in the previous 24 hours.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday to "de-escalate tensions" over the West Philippine Sea, Manila said, following a violent clash in the disputed waters last month.
MANILA, Philippines — China is neither confirming nor denying a claim by Sen. Imee Marcos that it has hypersonic missiles aimed at 25 targets in the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the Philippines’ victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, China released a report to reaffirm its objection to the final ruling that invalidated its expansive “nine-dash-line” claim in the South China Sea.
DARWIN: The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside US and Australian fighter jets, amid a rise in tensions with China in the South China Sea. Four Philippine FA-50 fighter jets and 162 personnel are taking part in the Pitch Black war games over Australia's largely unpopulated Northern Territory, involving 20 countries and 140 aircraft.