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Tensions Increase Following Chinese-Philippines Confrontation

par This Is Beirut, 06/03 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tensions simmer in East Asia following confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea on Wednesday. This follows China's decision to increase its defence spending and drop reference to “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that “endanger ...

Philippines Says Chinese Coast Guard Boarded Navy Vessels

par This Is Beirut, 19/06 16:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Philippine military said on Wednesday that the Chinese coast guard rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats in a violent confrontation in the South China Sea this week, in which a Filipino sailor lost a thumb. Monday's incident was the latest in a series of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as ...

Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Loses to Philippines in Shenzhen

par This Is Beirut, 25/06 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Philippine Under-18 women's basketball team defeated their Lebanese counterparts 89-63 on Tuesday, on the second day of the Under-18 Asian Championship (level B) taking place in Shenzhen, China, until June 30. The quarter-time scores were 25-14, 44-25, 59-39 and 89-63. This is Lebanon's first defeat in the continental tournament, after the ...

Women's Basketball (U18): Lebanon Defeats Iran and Advances to Final Against the Philippines

par This Is Beirut, 29/06 17:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The title of the U18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship (Division B) will be contested between the national teams of Lebanon and the Philippines, who respectively defeated Iran and Samoa in the semi-finals this Saturday. To recall, this championship is being held in Shenzhen, China. Lebanon's team managed to defeat Iran (64-49) in the ...

US to Significantly Step Up Support to Philippines

par This Is Beirut, 30/07 12:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States will provide $500 million in military funding to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as Washington boosts ties with Manila in the face of China's growing assertiveness. Blinken was in Manila with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as part of an Asia-Pacific tour to strengthen Washington's ...

China Launches Patrols in Contested Waters as US Hold Drills

par This Is Beirut, 07/08 14:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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China carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, as the United States and its allies held joint military drills in the same waters. Tensions in the disputed waterway have spiked following a series of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels that ...

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