China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday highlighted the value of cooperation between China and the Philippines. “Cooperation between the two countries over the recent two years has shown that good neighborliness is the only choice serving the interests of the two countries and the two peoples,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a regular press […]

A recent poll purports to show that there is a huge domestic opposition to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “soft” approach to China supposedly gathering steam. If this is an accurate assessment of the “will of the majority” — and some say it is not — it could force a policy change. But what are the […]

Almost two years after China pledged $24 billion in investment to the Philippines, barely any projects have materialized, prompting deepening concerns that President Rodrigo Duterte has undermined the country’s sovereignty with little to show in return. Of the 27 deals signed between China and the Philippines during Duterte’s visit to Beijing in October 2016, China […]

China should reconsider the “sufficient” size of their nuclear weapons stockpile to scare off potential attackers, China’s Global Times said, pointing at the US’ “aggressive attitude” in the South China Sea and the Taiwan issue. One of the lessons China has to learn from the Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin summit is that Washington respects military power […]

In shift, Xi says China, US and other nations can share the region BEIJING — China appears set to take a softer hand with its neighbors as tensions with the U.S. escalate, seeking friends that will take its side in a long-term battle with Washington for influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The Pacific Ocean is […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s time in office has shown how a charismatic, populist leader can recalibrate a country’s foreign policy almost single-handedly. Under his watch, the Philippines has pursued an “independent” foreign policy, one that is less hostile to China and less dependent on the United States, the Philippines’ sole treaty ally and former colonizer. […]

  ABOUT 87 percent of Filipinos wanted the Philippines to regain control of the disputed West Philippine Sea, including the islands being occupied by China, according to June 27 to 30 poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). Of the 87 percent, 69 percent said it was “very important” while the remaining 18 percent […]

There is overwhelming support among Filipinos for getting back Philippine islands that had been seized by China in the West Philippine Sea, according to survey results released on Saturday. The June 27-30 survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed 87 percent, or about nine of 10 adult Filipinos, believe it was important to regain […]

A product image demonstrates the Naval Strike Missile being fired from a truck. (Courtesy of Kongsberg) WASHINGTON — The U.S. surface fleet’s brand-new anti-ship missile was used as part of the barrage of rockets and missiles that put an end to the landing ship tank Racine on July 12 during the Rim of the Pacific […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine riot police used shields and a water hose Saturday to disperse more than 100 left-wing activists in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila in a confrontation that injured more than a dozen protesters. The farmers and workers belonging to the militant Bayan group burned cardboard showing the U.S. and […]