Analyst warns of China's disinformation campaign
CHINA might resort to an intensified disinformation campaign to push its claims in the disputed West Philippine Sea, a political science expert and analyst said on Wednesday.
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UK condemns China’s ‘unsafe, escalatory’ actions in West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines — The United Kingdom called out China for what it called “unsafe and escalatory tactics” against the Philippines over the weekend.
International support pours in for PH over China’s aggression, harassment in West Philippine Sea – Presidential Communications Office
The Philippines is getting international support from at least 14 countries amid the recent aggression and harassment of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
NSC: New national WPS strategy months in the making given various agencies involved
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 12) — The National Security Council (NSC) said on Tuesday it took months before it was able to finalize with other agencies involved the new strategy that the country will implement in protecting its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
China's Xi to visit Vietnam in bid to counter US
HANOI, Vietnam — China's President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam for the first time in six years on Tuesday seeking to counter the United States' growing influence with the communist nation.
China says moves on Philippine ships in WPS 'professional, restrained'
BEIJING: China said on Monday that moves by its Coast Guard against Philippine vessels in the disputed West Philippine Sea were «professional» and «restrained,» adding it had «lodged stern representations» with Manila.
‘China Coast Guard ship moved to ram Christmas convoy boat’
MANILA, Philippines — It was the threat of being rammed by Chinese ships that prompted the lead vessel in the “Christmas convoy” to change course without completing its voyage to remote island communities in the West Philippine Sea to deliver goodies and essential items.
EDITORIAL — Credible self-defense
It’s a water cannon that employs force, not a water pistol that squirts liquid. The cannon’s force is strong enough to damage a ship’s engine. Which is what happened in the latest attack launched by the China Coast Guard against Philippine vessels within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea.