US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will begin his first official visit to Asia next week, with stops in Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Japan, the Pentagon said on Friday. The trip aims to strengthen US ties in the Indo-Pacific.Hegseth will meet military and civilian leaders, focusing on enhancing...
On Wednesday, the US State Department condemned China's "unsafe and irresponsible" actions after a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to a Philippine aircraft over Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday.The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane was conducting a routine...
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Philippine colleague Enrique Manalo discussed the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and "China's destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea, according to a readout from the State Department.The two officials met during the Munich...
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Thursday reports claiming that the United States won't be pulling out the Typhon missile system from the Philippines.Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian shared during a press briefing that Beijing is "seriously concerned" with the news, as it sees this as a...
The United States expressed strong support for the Philippines, condemning China's recent aggressive behavior in the South China Sea on Saturday when a Chinese Coast Guard ship "deliberately collided" multiple times with a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near Sabina Shoal.In a statement released...
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian (pictured) said during a press conference on Friday that the Philippines should understand "the true intentions" of the United States and called on Manila to "adhere" to previous agreements.The spokesperson's remarks come at a time when tensions...
The United States Department of State condemned what it described as China's "dangerous actions against Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea" on August 19 and reaffirmed its alliance with Manilla, in a statement on Monday."PRC ships employed reckless maneuvers, deliberately...
United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (pictured) and Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro shared their concerns over China's "escalatory and irresponsible actions on June 17," the US State Department said.During their talks, Campbell and Lazaro...
United States Department of State expressed Monday its rejection of the latest events that have occurred in the maritime waters of the South China Sea."The United States stands with its ally the Philippines and condemns the escalatory and irresponsible actions by the People’s Republic of China...
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (pictured) underlined that business deals with the United States and Japan that the Philippines reached during the trilateral summit in Washington will not have any impact on China's investments.
"This [trilateral deal] is separate from any proposed or potential...
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