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News and analysis on China-Philippines relations, which have grown closer since President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot away from the US towards Beijing. Duterte has met with President Xi Jinping several times and sought to boost Chinese infrastructure investments and trade but overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea remain a potential flashpoint. There is also growing concern in the Philippines about the influx of Chinese workers, mostly working in the online gambling sector.
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- Their churning South China Sea quarrel has now reached ‘boiling point’ – and Filipinos are demanding action
Ottawa’s support for Manila’s position in the South China Sea row may antagonise Beijing, analysts say.
Authorities have revealed evidence that embattled mayor Alice Guo, who has been accused of being a spy, is a Chinese citizen and identity thief.
Manila has signalled it hopes for talks next months after a series of clashes in disputed waters this year.
US envoy to Manila MaryKay Carlson has called on China to stop harassing Philippine ships in the South China Sea.
The president said the June 17 incident was a ‘deliberate action to stop our people’ from resupplying troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal.
The Philippines’ defence chief has rejected a plan to hold talks with Beijing after the two sides’ latest clash at Second Thomas Shoal.
Hanoi’s proposed talks with Manila on their maritime boundaries come amid Beijing’s “coercive” actions in the South China Sea.
Jeffrey Facundo told a Senate inquiry that Chinese coastguards boarded his vessel at the Second Thomas Shoal while brandishing an axe.
The soldiers reportedly used their bare hands to fend off armed coastguard personnel in the South China Sea clash. One man lost a thumb.
Defence chief Teodoro says the move should not be construed as ‘seeking permission’ to perform their duties in the West Philippine Sea.
Type 072 and Type 073 vessels practised berthing and rescue in exercise that also assessed anti-drone capabilities.
The Philippine president told troops over the weekend that his country was ‘not in the business’ of instigating wars.
The BrahMos missile battery in western Luzon represents a ‘quantum leap’ for the Philippines in deterring China, analysts say.
Beijing says the move would ‘seriously infringe’ its sovereignty over the disputed South China Sea.
The president said Manila ‘will not resort to the use of force or intimidation’ to settle the maritime dispute in the waterway.
The presence of the ships including two Chinese destroyers shows that China is testing the resolve of Manila and its allies, analysts say.
Analysts are divided over an ex-Philippine chief justice’s proposal to build a civilian structure on the Second Thomas Shoal.
Beijing rejects Manila’s accusations of aggression in Monday’s incident, saying Philippine forces threatened Chinese vessels.
Analysts say China’s response shows it will continue to ‘push the envelope’ despite new Philippine protocol of no firearms during resupply missions.
Vietnam’s island building is unlikely to push the Philippines-Vietnam relationship to a crisis, in light of both nations’ awareness of ‘clear and present threat’ from China.
Second Thomas Shoal resupply boat ringed by Chinese vessels in first ‘boarding inspection’ since new coastguard rules took effect.
Analysts say the South China Sea clash is unlikely to trigger Washington’s involvement but advise Manila to start talking tactics.
Manila’s bid for UN recognition of an extended continental shelf claim could encourage similar moves, adding more complexity to tangled disputes, observers say.
The Philippine military said on Tuesday the injured sailor had been successfully evacuated and was being treated, but did not specify the nature of the injury.
The Philippine government condemns “dangerous manoeuvres, including ramming and towing” by China’s navy, coastguard and militia.
Analysts accuse Beijing of using cognitive warfare to destabilise the Philippines’ political landscape amid their South China Sea row.
