Tag Archives: China
Indonesia’s New Year’s message to China over the Natunas dispute: A game changer?
A statement issued on New Year’s Day by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs against alleged Chinese encroachments over the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Natunas may prove to be a diplomatic and legal game changer in the increasingly volatile South China Sea.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin sinasalungat ang mga pahayag ni Duterte at Cayetano sa “posibilidad ng digmaan” laban sa China
Kinontra ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddyboy Locsin, Jr. ang mga naunang pahayag nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at ang kanyang hinalinhan at ngayon ay Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano sa posibilidad ng giyera laban sa China dahil sa pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa South China Sea — ang pinakabago sa serye ng mga umuusbong at nagkakasalungat na mga pahayag ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno sa isyu.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Locsin contradicts statements of Duterte and predecessor Cayetano on “possibility of war” with China
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddyboy Locsin, Jr. has contradicted previous statements of President Rodrigo Duterte and his predecessor, now House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, on the possibility of war with China over disputed territories in the South China Sea -- the latest in the series of government officials’ evolving and conflicting pronouncements on the issue.
GMA: China’s loans are not ‘debt trap’
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has dismissed concerns about the Philippines’ mounting loans from China, saying they are not a “debt trap.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte napagkamalan ang Taiwan na China
Ang Taiwan -- hindi China – ay opisyal na tinatawag na Republic of China (ROC).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte mistakes Taiwan for China
Taiwan, not China, is officially called the Republic of China (ROC).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post on PH-China 60-40 profit split on joint oil exploration MISLEADING
An online post claiming that the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China have agreed on a 60-40 profit-sharing scheme on their joint oil exploration in disputed maritime areas is misleading.
Duterte knows China’s ultimate goal is control of South China Sea
Duterte blurted out something that he never said before: “ So it's very clear that the gambit really is the China Sea.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hirit ng pro-Duterte blogger tungkol sa nuclear history ng China mali
Ang Pilipinas ay hindi maaaring "nalalapit ang distansya" sa mga armas nuclear ng China simula noong 1950s dahil ang China ay walang nuclear weapons noon.