Chinese ship intrudes into Kalayaan Islands - Palawan March 2013

Construction materials unloaded on islet Military sources said on Wednesday that a Chinese "landing ship" was seen intruding and unloading construction materials in one of the islets of the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan. The presence of the Chinese ship was confirmed by local fishermen, who described the...

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Carter: U.S., Philippines Enjoy ‘Longstanding’ Alliance

 Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right center, meets with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, left center, at the Ministry of Defense in Manila, the Philippines, March 19, 2013. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett  On the third stop of his weeklong trip to Asia, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter...

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