MANILA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Philippines accused ... by the People's Republic of China in deploying the monster ship," Malaya told a press conference. "It is an escalation and provocative ...

The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines have ... leading to further military escalation and precipitating a ...

The Philippines ... escalation” and “the most dangerous moment”, said Professor Hu Bo, director of Peking University’s Center for Maritime Strategy Studies and the South China Sea ...

The latest news from the South China Sea (SCS) was that the Philippine Navy was holding ... may both be thrown into the kind of escalatory spiral with China that they desperately want to avoid.” ...

CHINA COAST GUARD VESSEL 5901 ... Mr. Malaya said. “It is an escalation and provocative,” Mr. Malaya said, saying the presence the vessel was “illegal” and “unacceptable”. The Philippine Coast Guard ...

Given these tensions, particularly between China and the United States, it is instructive to examine how PRC strategists view crisis management and escalation to discern ... countermoves by both sides ...

China has driven off two Philippine government ships that tried ... emphasised that the two sides had agreed to "sustain the de-escalation of tensions" at a ministerial meeting last week.

Philippine authorities said they were surprised by Beijing's "increasing aggression." They have tagged the presence of China's vessels as a clear act of escalation. The PCG has since deployed its ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, January 27 slammed China’s use of a deafening sonic device against the Philippine Coast Guard ... provocation and represents a ...

MANILA — The Philippines and China agreed to continue the implementation ... agreed to continue RORE executions "to sustain the de-escalation of tensions without prejudice to respective national ...