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News and analysis on China-Philippines relations, which have grown closer since President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot away from the US towards Beijing. Duterte has met with President Xi Jinping several times and sought to boost Chinese infrastructure investments and trade but overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea remain a potential flashpoint. There is also growing concern in the Philippines about the influx of Chinese workers, mostly working in the online gambling sector.
Open Questions series

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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A Chinese coastguard ship fires a water cannon at a Philippine vessel in South China Sea, as seen in this screengrab of a video released on July 23. Photo: Jay Tarriela/X/Handout/Reuters
The Philippines

Philippines’ South China Sea education push blurs ‘teaching the truth’ lines

The push by several Philippine lawmakers is to counter what they say are efforts to support pro-Beijing positions over the maritime row.

South China Sea

Despite South China Sea clashes, Chinese and Philippine police boost cooperation

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South China Sea

China confirms 2 deaths in Scarborough Shoal crash during Philippine ship chase

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The Philippines

Philippine sailor on South China Sea outpost under investigation for drug use

The sailor had served in a key position aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, then was involved in resupply runs to the outpost.

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BRP Sierra Madre is seen grounded at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the South China Sea in April 2023. Photo: AP
South China Sea

PLA and coastguards hold South China Sea drills days after Philippine seabed bid

Supersonic anti-ship missiles deployed during exercises near disputed Scarborough Shoal seen as ‘powerful deterrent against provocations’.

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South China Sea

Opinion | How China and the Philippines can avert clashes over a crumbling ship

Amid fresh clashes over the rusting BRP Sierra Madre, both sides accuse each other of infringing their 2024 agreement. But what did they actually agree to?

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South China Sea

Beijing accuses Manila of ‘flagrantly infringing’ on sovereignty in seabed claim

Beijing urges United Nations commission not to consider the Philippines’ filing to extend its continental shelf in the South China Sea.

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A China Coast Guard vessel sails near Thitu Island on February 21, 2026. Manila’s proposed extended continental shelf would stretch across the seabed near the Philippine-held feature, also known as Pagasa Island. Photo: AFP
South China Sea

‘Negotiation fatigue’ risks stalling South China Sea code of conduct progress

Efforts to finalise the code between Asean and China this year are hampered to a large extent by differences between Manila and Beijing.

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South China Sea

Beijing and Manila trade blame on second day of Scarborough Shoal clashes

Chinese coastguard use water cannon during maritime stand-off, the third with the Philippines in the South China Sea since Monday.

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South China Sea

China, Philippines clash again at Scarborough Shoal, a day after Wang Yi warning

Coastguard encounter follows warning to Manila counterpart of ‘bitter consequences’ if it enlists outside backing in dispute.

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Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro meets her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Asean meeting in Manila on Wednesday, the day before the latest encounter in the South China Sea. Photo: EPA
South China Sea

Beijing, Manila should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats

Foreign ministers meet on margins of Asean event in Manila, days after fresh sea clash and outrage over video mocking 2016 arbitral ruling.

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Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

The US mounts pressure across 3 maritime flashpoints. How should China respond?

Washington’s strategy for Taiwan Strait and East and South China seas aims to force Beijing to overextend, analysts warn.

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The Philippines

Chinese loans to Philippines stay resilient despite maritime row

The data shows ‘shifts in political tone may matter less’ than commercial considerations, according to AidData, a research group.

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South China Sea

China lodges protest with Philippines after latest Second Thomas Shoal clash

Beijing summons the Philippine ambassador to complain about what it describes as a ‘malicious’ attack on its coastguards.

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The Philippines said one of its servicemen was injured after being hit on the head with a baton. Photo: X.com/SCS_PI
South China Sea

Chinese and Philippine maritime forces clash at Second Thomas Shoal

Personnel on Chinese speedboat and Philippine dinghy come to blows in countdown to Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila.

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The Chinese coastguard vessel (front) and a Philippine dinghy square off near Second Thomas Shoal. Photo: X.com/SCS_PI
The Philippines

Does Beijing own Batanes? Why Chinese scholars’ claim is a warning to Manila

Analysts say the controversial assertions may be a way for Beijing to signal dissatisfaction with Japan-Philippines maritime border talks.

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South China Sea

Opinion | Path to South China Sea stability doesn’t run through US, UK or the EU

The statement by 14 countries is a geopolitical exercise, amplifying the flawed 2016 Hague arbitral ruling to try to drive a wedge between China and its neighbours.

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South China Sea

How Beijing’s islands of control are reshaping the South China Sea

Ten years after the Hague’s tribunal ruling, Beijing’s island-building strategy has effectively eclipsed the 2016 decision, observers say.

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South China Sea

Beijing’s plan to solve South China Sea disputes, 10 years after Hague ruling

China should keep engaging in good-faith diplomacy and use International Organisation for Mediation to help ease tensions, analysts say.

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South China Sea

Beijing slams US-led coalition for marking 10 years since South China Sea ruling

US-led moves ‘primary threat’ to peace, China says in fiery statement asserting ‘historic rights’ to contested waters.

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The Philippines

Sanctioned but defiant: Philippine defence chief says China talks ‘not possible’

Blacklisted by Beijing, a defiant Gilberto Teodoro Jnr demands China ‘get out’ of waters Manila claims.

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Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr speaks to the media after a signing ceremony in Ottawa, Canada, last month. Photo: The Canadian Press/AP
South China Sea

Open Questions | South China Sea expert Wu Shicun on Beijing’s red lines

A decade after The Hague ruling against China on the South China Sea, Beijing is open to dialogue on disputes but will not fall for ‘petty games’, Wu Shicun says.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
The Philippines

Why the Philippines is turning to space for a military edge in South China Sea

Having dedicated satellites is ‘something that makes sense’ as it would give the military more control over its territory, experts say.

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Taiwan

Is Beijing preparing for submarine action with maritime survey east of Taiwan?

US military experts warn that oceanographic surveys like the Xiang Yang Hong 22 mission should be regarded as ‘inherently dual-use’.

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Taiwan

Beijing sends new coastguard force into waters east of Taiwan

Xiushan ship formation has replaced Daishan group to continue ‘routine law enforcement patrols’, Beijing says, as Taiwan shadows fleet.

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A Chinese coastguard vessel patrols the South China Sea. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

China sends warning to Japan and the Philippines over ‘wrongful’ maritime talks

Legal opinion is the latest protest from Beijing over planned delimitation negotiations that it claims violate international law.

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The Chinese coastguard conducted what it described as a law enforcement patrol in waters east of Taiwan after Japan and the Philippines agreed to hold maritime border talks. Photo: CCTV
South China Sea

Is build-up of Philippine bases for US use on track? Chinese analysts weigh in

South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative says base infrastructure expansion ‘has fallen short of expectations’.

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South China Sea

PLA vessels shadow US-Philippine drills in South China Sea near disputed shoal

Beijing says joint patrols in waters near Scarborough Shoal undermined regional stability and vows to safeguard ‘territorial sovereignty’.

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