Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning suggested that the Philippines president ‘read books’ to understand the intricacies of the Taiwan issue.
Beijing had warned Manila not to ‘play with fire’ after Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated Taiwan's president-elect, Lai Ching-te on his election victory.
Navy's INS Kadmatt is an anti-submarine warfare corvette equipped with state-of-the-art anti-submarine weapon suite. 'Enhancing cooperation & exchanging best practices' on agenda.
Chinese coast guard & militia ships targeted Philippine vessels on 2 consecutive days this weekend with water cannon blasts and crashed into one of them, Philippine officials have said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of Philippines said escalating tension in South China Sea required Manila to partner with allies & neighbours to maintain peace.
Marcos said he voiced concern over South China Sea incidents between Chinese and Philippine vessels, including one collision. He said he also raised plight of Filipino fishermen.
Owing to increased presence of multinational forces & differing interpretations of laws, there is fear that global commons can change to contested seas, Admiral R. Hari Kumar adds.
The country's foreign ministry said that the barriers violated international law & that the Philippines would "protect our country's sovereignty and the livelihood of our fisherfolk".
Concerns are growing after an attack on a Philippine vessel by Chinese coast guard. ThePrint explains China’s claims over the South China Sea & US-Philippine ties.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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