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U.S. invisible hand behind South China Sea tension: South African commentator

Edit Xinhua 21 May 2016
China has been seeking dialogue with its neighbors and advocating joint development of the South China Sea ... has been the invisible hand behind the rising tension, conducting joint naval exercises with claimants, orchestrating confrontational incidents with Chinese naval vessels, and even giving partial recognition to the Philippines' unilateral renaming of the South China Sea to the West Philippines Sea," Ebrahim wrote....

Why might Vietnam let us military return? China.

Edit The Times of India 20 May 2016
For the White House, the decision on lifting the embargo has come down to a debate over trying to improve Vietnam's poor human rights record versus enabling Vietnam to better defend itself against an increasing threat from China in the South China Sea ... A US presence there would allow US forces to use the port on the western edge of the South China Sea, complementing US facilities in the Philippines on the sea's eastern edge....

Philippines President Benigno Aquino III on China, the U.S.—and Duterte

Edit Time Magazine 19 May 2016
Six governments—those of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia—have overlapping claims over the South China Sea ... The idea that anytime there’s a particular issue in the West Philippine Sea, [there is] a more rigid of an inspection of our bananas, that has prompted us to insulate ourselves from more interaction with [China]....

Duterte seeks answer for loss of Scarborough Shoal to Chinese

Edit Asia Times 18 May 2016
... channel talks with Chinese officials over the West Philippine sea claims, as he reiterated someone should answer for the loss of the Scarborough Shoal to the Chinese....

Stakes high as countries assert their positions in South China Sea

Edit The Times of India 16 May 2016
Further afield, Taiwan has re-issued its position on the South China Sea this week, particularly lashing out at Philippines for "downgrading" Taiping Island "from an island to a rock" during the proceedings at the Arbitration Court ... India is however a strong proponent of freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. In a joint statement with the Philippines, India even referred to it as the West Philippines Sea....

PHL Ambassador to Austria Presents Her Credentials to Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines)

Edit Public Technologies 16 May 2016
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines) ... Ambassador Collinson conveyed the warm greetings and best wishes of the President of the Philippines and the goodwill and friendship of the Filipino people ... On the South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea issue before the international tribunal, President Grabar-Kitarovic gave the assurance that Croatia will uphold the rule of law and the peaceful settlement of disputes....

China slams Pentagon’s annual military report as distorted

Edit Press TV 15 May 2016
The US report also claimed that China was focused on developing and weaponizing the islands in the South China Sea.The destroyer USS William P. Lawrence sails in the Philippine Sea, March 30, 2016 ... China has on different occasions asserted its sovereignty over the sea, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines....

Trailer gives intense look at Alabama-filmed ‘USS Indianapolis’ (Alabama Department Of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 14 May 2016
(Source. Alabama Department Of Commerce). Photo By.. 'USS Indianapolis. Men of Courage'. Print Email. Moviegoers are getting their first look at a World War II epic filmed in Alabama. The first official trailer for 'USS Indianapolis ... Disaster strikes on the return leg of the mission, when torpedoes from a Japanese submarine sink the ship in a matter of minutes and leave the crew stranded in the Philippine Sea ... GAINING STATURE ... (noodl....

PHL Ambassador Calls on Timor-Leste Prime Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines)

Edit Public Technologies 13 May 2016
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines). 13 May 2016 - Philippine Ambassador to Timor-Leste Evelyn D ... The Ambassador also informed the Prime Minister on the developments in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea (WPS/SCS) issue, particularly on the ongoing arbitration case filed by the Philippines against China in The Hague....

China warns US to stop 'disturbing' Hong Kong

Edit Press TV 13 May 2016
The South China Sea has become a source of tension between China, the US, and some other regional countries who are seeking control of trade routes and mineral deposits there. China claims sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea, which is also claimed in part by Taiwan, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines ... Lawrence transits the Philippine Sea on March 30, 2016....

PHL Ambassador to Brazil Meets with Undersecretary of National Defense Fernando I. Manalo during the Ambassadors’ Official Consultation Meetings in PH (Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
The Ambassador, during the meeting with Undersecretary Manalo, has informed the latter about the efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Brasilia to develop further areas of defense cooperation betwen the Philippines and Brazil including the pending Philippine-Brazil Agreement on Defense Cooperation, the Philippine Air Force's aircraft acquisition from Brazil's Embraer aircraft manufacturer, and the West Philippine Sea among others....

Tears of victory: Duterte talks transition after Philippines presidential win

Edit Asia Times 10 May 2016
Proof? Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cried like a child when he visited his parent’s graves in an early morning visit on Tuesday ... Popularly known as “Digong,” he had vowed to butcher criminals and ride a jet ski to plant the Philippine flag in the disputed West Philippine Sea islands — before winning his nation’s highest post ... The latest presidential election is said to be the most expensive in Philippine history....

Nascent peace deal at risk amid Philippines' political uncertainty

Edit The Guardian 09 May 2016
The deal envisaged an autonomous entity, known as the Bangsamoro, in the predominantly Muslim Mindanao region of the southern Philippines ... Another worry, analysts say, is that a resumed insurgency will distract the Philippines’ armed forces from growing external threats posed by Chinese military expansionism in the South China Sea (known in Manila as the West Philippine Sea) and maritime piracy across south-east Asia....
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