China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea that could involve U.S. forces defending their treaty partner. Source: China vows to keep up military pressure on the Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser
By Global Issues MANILA, Philippines, Dec 19 (IPS) – In a coastal community in Tacloban City in Leyte, Philippines, Maria’s life was intricately woven with the ebb and flow of the sea. Her days were filled with caring for her two young children and selling fish caught by her husband at the market. Little did […]
Philippine officials say the Chinese coast guard has targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea Source: Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for a second day Category: International