South China Sea

United States, Japanese, Philippine leaders discussed China's behavior in South China Sea, White Home says

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday met essentially with his equivalents from Japan and the Philippines to advance cooperation amongst the three countries, the White Home stated. The 3 leaders discussed trilateral maritime security and economic cooperation, and China's unsafe and unlawful habits in the South China Sea, it said in a statement. The three leaders agreed on the significance of continued coordination to advance a complimentary and open Indo-Pacific. Biden spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. late on Sunday, a week before Biden leaves office and hands power to President-elect Donald Trump

Environment

China-U.S. talks on crucial problems under danger as brand-new Trump period looms

Philippines, South Korea enhance defence cooperation, upgrades ties to tactical partnership

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr settled on Monday to boost defence cooperation as their nations raised ties to a strategic collaboration in the middle of growing security obstacles in the area. The 2 leaders talked about a series of problems including tensions in the South China Sea and on the Korean peninsula throughout talks at the Philippine governmental palace where they also signed arrangements on coastguard cooperation and nuclear energy. President Marcos and I opened a brand-new chapter of our collaboration by raising our relationship to a tactical partnership, said Yoon, who is

Pollution

China says no clinical, factual basis for Philippines' damage claims at Sabina Shoal

Philippines prompts China to enable analysis of challenged South China Sea shoal

The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to global analysis after it accused Beijing of ruining the shoal's. marine environment. Maritime tension has been increasing in the South China Sea. in between Manila and Beijing, as the Philippines has actually implicated China. of using water cannon and blocking manoeuvres through disputed. shoals and reefs. Control of the Scarborough Shoal, taken by China in 2012,. figured in the Philippines case at a Hague arbitration tribunal,. which ruled in 2016 that Beijing's claim to 90% of the South. China Sea had no basis in international law. We are alarmed

Fossil Fuels

Philippines' PXP Energy eyes petroleum obstructs in non-disputed locations

Philippine petroleum business PXP Energy Corp will take part in a federal government auction of energy reserves in the nation's western and southern waters that are not declared by China, its chairman said on Monday. PXP Energy holds the rights to check out Reed Bank in the South China Sea, thought to be a resource-rich location which China claims as its own. Territorial disputes and legal differences have actually stalled PXP Energy's explorations for years. PXP Energy Chairman Manuel Pangilinan stated the business plans to instead to take part in an energy ministry auction revealed in February covering eight projects.

Official of the Philippine Navy calls China's coast guard a "band" of barbarians