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Philippines Says China 'Biggest Disruptor' Of Peace In Southeast Asia

China is the "biggest disruptor" of peace in Southeast Asia, the Philippine defence chief said Tuesday, as tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed reefs and waters in the South China Sea escalate.

International Business Times

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

Germany and the Philippines have agreed to rapidly finalize a defense pact that will allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security threats, including China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which Manila’s defense chief said was “the sole cause of tensions” and conflicts…

The Independent UK

Blinken Says US To Provide $500 Mn Military Funding To Philippines

Blinken was in Manila with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as part of an Asia-Pacific tour to strengthen Washington's latticework of alliances aimed at countering Beijing.

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Philippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China's opposition

The Philippine defense secretary says it will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests

The Independent UK

On a remote island, a test of wills between the Philippines and China

About 250 Filipinos live on Thitu Island, the largest and most inhabited island of the Spratlys, in the South China Sea. But Chinese ships are never far away.

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Philippine Defense Chief Slams Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson For 'Gutter Level Talk' Toward President

The Philippines' defense chief did not mince words in his statement regarding Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's remarks directed at the Philippine president that suggested Marcos Jr. was ignorant of the Taiwan issue.

International Business Times

US renews warning it will defend treaty ally Philippines after Chinese ships rammed Manila vessels

The United States has renewed a warning that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels in the South China Sea

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Philippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel

A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters could spark a larger crisis

The Independent UK

Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal

Two Philippine supply boats have breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger security crisis that could draw in the United States

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