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The Japan Times<p>China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images showed. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/29/asia-pacific/china-bombers-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">29/asia-pacific/china-bombers-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A Chinese military helicopter edged dangerously close to a Philippine government plane on patrol over the flash point Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, an incident witnessed by The Japan Times. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/26/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-south-china-sea-unsafe-flight/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">26/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-south-china-sea-unsafe-flight/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scarboroughshoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scarboroughshoal</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan and the Philippines have agreed to establish a high-level framework to help expand defense equipment and technology exports from Tokyo, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani announced during talks with his counterpart. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/24/japan/politics/japan-philippine-defense-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">24/japan/politics/japan-philippine-defense-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gennakatani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gennakatani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China frequently shifts between warming and freezing relations with Japan, driven by its domestic issues, often using softer rhetoric while masking aggressive actions. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/02/14/japan/are-china-japan-relations-warming/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/14/japan/are-china-japan-relations-warming/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chinajapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senkakus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senkakus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>okinawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan is in talks with the Philippines to support its military modernization plans, Tokyo's envoy to Manila has said, as the partners explore new ways to deepen security ties. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/japan/politics/japan-ambassador-philippines-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/politics/japan-ambassador-philippines-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan, the U.S., Australia and the Philippines have held several joint naval patrols in Manila's EEZ. Now, some are calling on Manila to do more as its row with Beijing in the South China Sea heats up. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-coast-guard-joint-patrols-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">10/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-coast-guard-joint-patrols-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Beijing’s demands that Manila remove a U.S. missile system have backfired, as the Philippines' defense chief says his country is now determined to acquire its own midrange missile capability. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/06/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-defense-minister-teodoro-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">06/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-defense-minister-teodoro-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gilbertoteodoro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gilbertoteodoro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>In "Gulf of America" renaming, Trump may embolden Beijing, which has used name changes to lay claim over disputed territories in the South China Sea. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/02/02/world/us-china-name-changes-toponymics/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/02/world/us-china-name-changes-toponymics/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indonesia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uschinarelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uschinarelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo believes Manila’s ties with the U.S. and Japan will remain robust — despite concerns by some over the threat of a more transactional approach to alliances by Donald Trump. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-foreign-minister-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">02/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-foreign-minister-interview/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enriquemanalo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enriquemanalo</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Amid fears U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could put pressure on its alliance partners, the top Japanese and Philippine diplomats have stressed the importance of "good communication" with the incoming U.S. leader. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/politics/japan-philippines-foreign-ministers-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">15/japan/politics/japan-philippines-foreign-ministers-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takeshiiwaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takeshiiwaya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China Coast Guard vessels have been spotted near the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands for a record 353 days this year, as Beijing continues to ramp up its activities near the tiny islets that it also claims. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/29/japan/japan-senkakus-china-record/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">29/japan/japan-senkakus-china-record/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chinajapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senkakus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senkakus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eastchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eastchinasea</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the presence of a Russian attack submarine in his country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea was "very worrisome." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/02/asia-pacific/politics/russia-submarine-philippine-eez/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">02/asia-pacific/politics/russia-submarine-philippine-eez/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ferdinandmarcosjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ferdinandmarcosjr</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-china-claims-south-china-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">13/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-china-claims-south-china-sea/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scarboroughshoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scarboroughshoal</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China reasserted its territories around a flash point reef in the South China Sea on Sunday, two days after the Philippines defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/asia-pacific/china-sea-reaffirms-boundaries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">10/asia-pacific/china-sea-reaffirms-boundaries/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scarboroughshoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scarboroughshoal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spratlyislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spratlyislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China summoned the Philippines' ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/09/asia-pacific/politics/china-philippines-maritime-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">09/asia-pacific/politics/china-philippines-maritime-laws/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The U.S. Coast Guard is set to ramp up its activities with Indo-Pacific partners as it plans more combined operations at sea, the agency's regional chief said in an exclusive interview. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/23/asia-pacific/us-coast-guard-indo-pacific-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">23/asia-pacific/us-coast-guard-indo-pacific-interview/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indopacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indopacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japancoastguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japancoastguard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uscoastguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uscoastguard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eastchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eastchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit drafted by Southeast Asian countries, mainly over objections to language on the contested South China Sea, a U.S. said Saturday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/13/asia-pacific/politics/asia-leaders-china-russia-block-statement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">13/asia-pacific/politics/asia-leaders-china-russia-block-statement/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Naval and air forces from Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the U.S. held joint exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday as the Chinese military conducted its own dueling drills in the waterway. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/28/asia-pacific/us-japan-partners-china-south-china-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">28/asia-pacific/us-japan-partners-china-south-china-sea/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newzealand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scarboroughshoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scarboroughshoal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The U.S. Coast Guard has been “advising and assisting” Manila in its missions to resupply the Philippine garrison at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the agency’s Pacific area commander said Friday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/us-coast-guard-indopacific/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">27/asia-pacific/politics/us-coast-guard-indopacific/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uscoastguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uscoastguard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinacoastguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chinacoastguard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indopacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indopacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Philippines has said it will “continuously deploy” coast guard vessels to the contested waters of Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, denying it has given up on the reef a day after it withdrew a ship there amid a five-month standoff with China. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/asia-pacific/philippine-ship-withdrawn-south-china-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">16/asia-pacific/philippine-ship-withdrawn-south-china-sea/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disputedislands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disputedislands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a></p>
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