By Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States sees the danger of …
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Chinese vessels moored at Whitsun Reef on March 27, 2021. Source: National Task Force-Western Philippine Sea via AP Source: National Task Force-Western Philippine Sea via AP In Beijing’s official view, the Philippines …
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A Philippine coast guard boat, right, passes a Chinese coast guard boat during a joint search and rescue exercise between the Philippine and US coast guards near the Scarborough Shoal in the …
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FILE PHOTO: Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana answers questions during a Reuters interview at Camp Aquinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines on February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Romeo …
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Read More »Philippines sends fighter jets on Chinese ships in South China Sea
FILE PHOTO: Some of the 220 Chinese vessels reported by the Philippine Coast Guard, and believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, are displayed at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea, …
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine military ordered more Navy ships to be deployed for “sovereignty patrols” in the South China Sea, where a Chinese flotilla has swarmed around a disputed reef …
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Chinese ships near Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea on March 21. Source: Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo Source: Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo The United States expressed concern …
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BEIJING (AP) – Bad weather has caused more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor on a reef claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said Monday, dodging accusations by Manila of a move …
Read More »Philippines cautious says 200 Chinese ships on disputed reef
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine government expressed concern after detecting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels that it believed were manned by militias on a reef claimed by both countries in …
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