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Japan-Philippines agree to boost military cooperation to encounter China’s assertiveness

February 25, 2025 MeighTimbol 0

ETEMAAD | Published February 25, 2025 Japan and the Philippines have agreed to boost military cooperation amid mutual concern over China’s growing assertiveness in the region. Both countries have agreed to establish a strategic dialogue […]

Philippines-China Legal Warfare Escalates At Scarborough Shoal

December 1, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

TOPSHOT – This photo taken on February 15, 2024 [+] shows Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats sailing past a Chinese coast guard ship near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South […]

U.S. backs Philippine forces in South China Sea with task force

November 21, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights CNN NEWS | Published November 21, 2024 […]

China ‘paranoid’ over Phl, US signing of military info agreement

November 19, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and US Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) at the Armed Forces of the Philippines General headquarters in Camp […]

China continues to deny PH access in WPS

November 19, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III during a joint press conference at the Western Command headquarters in Puerto Princesa, Palawan Tuesday (Nov. 19, 2024). China has been consistently denying […]

PH unfazed as China protests new maritime laws

November 14, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY | Published November 14, 2024 TAGAYTAY CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday the Philippines remains firm in its position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even after China objected to […]

Stimulus Policies Boost China’s Economic Outlook

November 13, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Visitors watch the sunrise scenery at the Dongji Square in Fuyuan, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Booming travel and holiday consumption mirror vitality of Chinese economy. (PHOTO: XINHUA) ST DAILY | Published November 13, 2024 China’s […]

PH summons Chinese envoy to protest Bajo de Masinlocl

November 13, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024…. Purchase Licensing Rights INQUIRER […]

Philippines says it’s under pressure from China to cede claims in South China Sea

November 12, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

DEFENSE SECRETARY GILBERTO ‘GIBO’ C. TEODORO, JR. — GIBO.PH BWORLD ONLINE | Published November 12, 2024 CANBERRA — China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China […]

China approves $1.4 trillion debt package in latest measure to boost flagging economy

November 8, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Women walk past by a display showing the Shanghai stock market index outside a brokerage in Beijing, China, on November 6, 2024. Ng Han Guan/AP CNN | Published November 8, 2024 China has approved a […]

What Trump’s election victory means for Taiwan and China

November 7, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

INDEPENDENT | Published November 7, 2024 An emboldened and protectionist Trump administration could trigger a fierce trade war with China and indirectly threatens Taiwan’s self-governance When Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020 it took China almost […]

Donald Trump set to sustain US-Philippines ties to counter China’s clout: analysts

November 7, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST | Published November 7, 2024 China will be Donald Trump’s key priority, and the Philippines can expect security commitments from Washington to continue, analysts say Former US president Donald Trump’s return […]

Philippines renews demand Beijing pay US$1 million for South China Sea clash damages

November 5, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST | Published November 5, 2024 The Philippine military chief has reiterated calls for Beijing to compensate for damages and return rifles seized during a violent confrontation in the disputed South China […]

China Economy Picks Up on Stimulus Push Ahead of US Election

October 31, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

BLOOMBERG | Published October 31, 2024 Stimulus defies seasonal pressure to boost growth momentum Still-weak new export orders weigh on manufacturing sector China’s economy showed signs of stabilizing after Beijing unleashed the boldest stimulus measures […]

The myth vs reality of China’s economy: It is not in free fall

October 30, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Development is now the biggest shared goal of China and India. China has put forward the goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects through the middle of this century. […]

Tensions in South China Sea: Don’t Leave The Philippines Alone

October 30, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

THE JAPAN NEWS | Published October 30, 2024 The security of the Philippines, located in the South China Sea and close to Taiwan, is vital to the stability of East Asia. The Philippines is increasingly […]

Foreign Firms Scale Down Plans as China’s Economy Weakens

October 29, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

China’s economy has slumped since the Covid pandemic amid a disastrous property crisis and heightened geopolitical tensions. This image shows workers walking out of a construction site in Tianjin by Country Garden, a giant developer […]

Xi undercut the West by negotiating a truce in China’s long feud with India

October 26, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Published October 26, 2024 China’s Xi Jinping negotiated a truce with India’s leader, Narendra Modi. They agreed to […]

Why North Korea sending soldiers to Russia will bother China

October 26, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during Putin’s state visit this past May. Published October 24, 2024 Hong Kong CNN — The thousands of […]

China strikes again: Militia ship sideswipes BFAR vessel

October 16, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE in WPS composite image from AFP and PCG file photos Published October 16, 2024 MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese maritime militia ship “deliberately sideswiped” a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel […]

Taiwan says China uses record number of aircraft in war games

October 15, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

A member of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sits in an aircraft during the “Joint Sword-2024B” military drills around Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in this screenshot from a handout video released by the PLA […]

Philippine defence minister doubts China’s intent on South China Sea code

October 14, 2024 MeighTimbol 0

Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro speaks during a joint press conference with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (not pictured) at a hotel in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines,… Purchase Licensing Rights Published October 14, 2024 MANILA, […]