“Some migrants coming across the southern border may pose a serious ‘national security threat,'” warned Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens in an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Owens explained that smugglers control the flow of illegal migrants and that it is difficult to prevent them from entering the country along the 1,900-mile border with […]
BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) – China’s defense ministry warned the Philippines against “provocative” actions and said China would safeguard its territorial sovereignty on Sunday, a day after an incident in disputed waters
China's defense ministry warned the Philippines against "provocative" actions and said China would safeguard its territorial sovereignty on Sunday, a day after an incident in disputed waters of the South China Sea. "We warn the Philippines to stop making any remarks that may lead to the intensification of conflicts and
China said Tuesday the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend the Philippines against armed attack in the disputed waterway. "The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to interfere in maritime issues that are between China and the Philippines," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press conference in Beijing. Blinken is in the...
BEIJING: China said Tuesday the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend the Philippines against armed attack in the disputed waterway."The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to interfere in maritime issues that are between China and the Philippines," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press conference in Beijing.Blinken is in...
Chinese water cannon blasts hurt three Filipino crew members and caused damage to a Philippine vessel, Manila says.
China said the United States must refrain from "stirring up trouble" or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a security deal with the Manila extended to attacks on the Philippine coast guard. Blinken called the U.S. security commitment with the
In responding to China’s aggression, the U.S. has to, in the words of one expert, “draw a balance between doing nothing and doing too much.”
The Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked a Filipino supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon on Saturday, causing injuries near a reef off the Southeast Asian country. The Philippine military released video of what it said was a nearly hour-long attack off Second Thomas Shoal in the contested South China Sea, where […]
A Chinese coast guard ship fired a water cannon that allegedly heavily damaged a Philippine supply boat near the Second Thomas Shoal.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said migrant smugglers are taking advantage of vulnerabilities at the southern border and the importance U.S. officials place on responding to humanitarian issues. In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News’s "Face the Nation," Owens said smugglers “absolutely are” setting the rules of engagement at the southern border,
There's word on Sunday that China has continued its aggressive moves in territory within the South China Sea that it claims belongs to it, this time against some ships from the Philippines. We've written previously about similar moves by the Chinese military, some of which they deigned to blame on others, including the U.S. military: