Tag: China

Most pathetic was the Chinese coastguards’ claim to have saved shipwrecked Filipinos near Panatag last Saturday

“There are discussions and we hope to arrive at an understanding or possible agreement,” Manalo told the Philippine News Agency.

Beijing insisted its coast guard behaved in a "professional and restrained" way and blamed Manila for the clash.

Marcos echoed his senior security aides' assessment that the June 17 clash next to the grounded warship did not constitute an armed attack

The implications of these changes are profound, according to HRW, impacting Uyghurs' daily lives and cultural continuity

Cardinal Pietro Parolin emphasized the Pope Francis' admiration for China's rich cultural heritage and its people

The confrontation is fuelling growing concern that the dispute could drag in the United States, which has a mutual defence pact with Manila

Villegas raised concerns about potential infiltration at various levels of the government by those on Beijing's payroll

Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner said the "outnumbered" Filipino crew had been unarmed and had fought with their "bare hands"

The US military anti-vax campaign surely contributed to initially slower and lower vaccination rates in the Philippines