It has urged the Philippine side to base its judgment on facts, not to make a presumption of guilt, and to stop airing groundless speculation about the so-called spy case. The attitude of the Chinese embassy cannot be clearer: Manila's charges are baseless, and the arrested Chinese citizen deserves fair treatment.

China's coast guard said the Philippines on Friday sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its warship "illegally grounded" at Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea.

A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits.

The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday denied the espionage allegations against its detained citizen, Deng Yuanqing, and asked the Philippine government to refrain from making groundless speculations.

THE PHILIPPINES has accused China of using a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) at the weekend to harass its vessel near the coast of Zambales province, more than two weeks since it started monitoring the area after the deployment of China’s monster ship.

THE Chinese Embassy in Manila, led by Ambassador Huang Xilian, celebrated the Chinese New Year (CNY) 2025, the Year of the Snake, on Jan. 19 at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La The Fort in Bonifacio Global City,

The 540-foot coast guard cutter has been operating within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone for over three weeks.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines accused China on Tuesday of intimidating its fishermen at a disputed South China Sea shoal, and normalizing an “illegal presence,” after Beijing sent its largest coast guard vessel into Manila’s maritime zone.

Beijing and Manila have agreed to continue talks on settling their territorial differences despite Philippine protests about the presence of a Chinese "monster ship" near the contested Scarborough Shoal.

MANILA, Philippines — The China Coast Guard (CCG) used a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) to harass Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday.

China's illegal activities on the country's waters are forcing the Philippines to defend itself and assert its rights, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said. "What is being done to the Philippines is forcible stealing of its rights,