To assert its claims, China has been using tactics just short of war — leading to violent confrontations. The United States has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, which could mean ...

To assert its claims, China has been using tactics just short of war — leading to violent confrontations. The United States has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, which could mean ...

This bold move, in defiance of its Cold War background, certainly was a new page in China-Philippines relations, turned with exceptional strategic vision and political courage.

STORY: :: July 9, 2025:: Singapore:: Philippines defense chief says prospect ofwar in Asia 'is not imminent':: Gilberto Teodoro, Philippines Defense Secretary“The aggressiveness of China has ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Philippines is open to any additional agreements with Beijing that can help maintain peace in the South China Sea, its top diplomat said, amid unabated confrontations ...

China has a "deficit of trust and credibility" it needs to overcome in order to mend its fraught defence ties with the Philippines, though any breakthrough in the near term remains unlikely ...

Look, you have the South China Sea with the Philippines. That is a country that's a treaty ally of the United States. You have our entire reputation and clarity of deterrence on stage.

The Philippines is likely to conduct further exercises in the South China Sea with the U.S. and other allies to counter China's military and coast guard presence in the disputed region.

China missed the chance to win over the Philippines under Duterte because of a breakdown in its foreign policy apparatus. Duterte’s poor credibility did not help either.

Scarborough Shoal has reemerged as the focal point of tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea, according to a report released Monday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.

The Philippines Between the United States and China Under President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016-22 tenure, the Philippines veered sharply from its traditionally close alliance with the United States.