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The top American diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific criticized China on Thursday for using intimidation tactics against other countries in the region to press its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea.
MELBOURNE – A single mistake or a misunderstood move could lead to a conflict in the South China Sea, President Marcos said, as he expressed support for efforts to maintain peace in the disputed area while easing up the rhetoric of parties involved in the maritime row.
MELBOURNE: Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to solve maritime disputes with China peacefully -- but delivered a simple message to Beijing: "stop harassing us".Speaking on the sidelines of an Asean-Australia summit in Melbourne, Manalo defended his government's policy of publicising Chinese manoeuvres in contested maritime territory -- including the recent passage of warships near Scarborough Shoal.
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard said one of its ships was damaged Tuesday in a collision with a China Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the South China Sea.It is the latest incident in waters around Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands where the countries have contesting maritime claims.
Malaysia's prime minister has condemned a rising tide of «China-phobia» in the west, as south-east Asian countries navigate the challenges and benefits of tensions between Washington and Beijing.
WASHINGTON: NBA overall leader Boston delivered a devastating and historic performance in routing the Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday (Monday in Manila), stretching the Celtics' win streak to 11 games.
Even during the first blush of the honeymoon period that attended China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, it was clear that Washington and Beijing were — as a Chinese idiom has it — «sharing a bed but dreaming different dreams».
MELBOURNE, Australia (Updated 9:30 a.m.) — Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to solve maritime disputes with China peacefully -- but delivered a simple message to Beijing: "stop harassing us".