Philippines to Protest China’s Landing a Plane on Fiery Cross Reef

The Philippine national government will protest China’s landing a plane on an airstrip it has built on an artificial island, the Fiery Cross Reef (Kagitingan Reef), which was claimed by China, Philippines, and Vietnam. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the activities of China in an artificial island in the hotly contested Spratly archipelago. … Read more

China Claims They Halted Their Land Reclamation in the South China Sea

The powerful China national government claimed that they already halted their land reclamation in the hotly-contested South China Sea on their bid to defuse the escalating war of words over Asia’s most controversial islands. They insisted on efforts to promote peace and stability in the area. In an interview with international reporters during the sidelines … Read more