MANILA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Philippines accused ... by the People's Republic of China in deploying the monster ship," Malaya told a press conference. "It is an escalation and provocative ...

The Philippines ... escalation” and “the most dangerous moment”, said Professor Hu Bo, director of Peking University’s Center for Maritime Strategy Studies and 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, incl ...

The latest news from the South China Sea (SCS) was that the Philippine Navy was holding ... may both be thrown into the kind of escalatory spiral with China that they desperately want to avoid.” ...

CHINA COAST GUARD VESSEL 5901 ... Mr. Malaya said. “It is an escalation and provocative,” Mr. Malaya said, saying the presence the vessel was “illegal” and “unacceptable”. The Philippine Coast Guard ...

Given these tensions, particularly between China and the United States, it is instructive to examine how PRC strategists view crisis management and escalation to discern ... countermoves by both sides ...

Philippine authorities said they were surprised by Beijing's "increasing aggression." They have tagged the presence of China's vessels as a clear act of escalation. The PCG has since deployed its ...

China has driven off two Philippine government ships that tried ... emphasised that the two sides had agreed to "sustain the de-escalation of tensions" at a ministerial meeting last week.

ASEAN and China ... Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, with ties between Beijing and U.S. ally Manila at their worst in years amid frequent confrontations that have sparked concerns they could ...