Tinanong si US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns tungkol sa "estratehikong layunin" ng Beijing sa patuloy na pagtaas ng pressure nito sa Pilipinas sa pinagtatalunang South China Sea at "kung hanggang saan ang kanilang gagawin sa pagsubok sa kagustuhan ng U.S." na ipagtanggol ang dating kolonya nito.
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.
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.
China’s influence on both regional blocs is so huge.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted a framework for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, but its character and mechanics are still up for negotiation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. One thing is certain, though: it will not cover bilaterally disputed areas such as the Scarborough shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, which is claimed by both Beijing and Manila.
Southeast Asian foreign ministers want a more effective use of social media as they re-affirmed a wholistic approach to counter the threat of terrorism.
Asked during his press conference last Wednesday when the talks about the joint exploration in Philippine territory that is also being claimed by China and other countries started, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano recalled the meeting of the late Deng Xiaoping with then President Corazon Aquino.
Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said today the Philippines can bring to the United Nations the matter of China’s President Xi Jinping threatening President Duterte that China would wage war if the Philippines starts drilling oil in disputed areas in the South China Sea.
Sharing the spotlight at the launching of Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s E-Book, “The South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea” at the Manila Polo Club Thursday was a glass- encased 1734 Murillo-Velarde map.
