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                                <title><![CDATA[ Is Malaysia spared impact of new China-funded mega waterway being dug through Cambodia? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The 180km Funan-Techo Canal gives China easy access to the Gulf of Thailand, where Malaysia has joint development projects with its Asean neighbours. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China warns Malaysia to immediately cease activities in oil-rich waters off Sarawak, says report ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This comes just three months after Anwar Ibrahim hailed China as a 'true friend'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China condemns Philippine re-supply mission to disputed atoll ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While China is in dispute with several of its neighbours over its extensive claims in the South China Sea, its relations with the Philippines have been particularly fraught recently over the issue. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines says Marshall islands-registered vessel may have been involved in sea collision ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Reports say that the incident was under investigation but that coast guard monitoring pointed to the Pacific Anna, registered under the flag of Marshall Islands, as the likely vessel that collided with the fishing boat. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines looking into ramming incident in South China Sea ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China has rejected the Philippines' version of events over the barrier, while the US has weighed in with support behind Manila and vowed to honour its treaty commitments to defend its treaty ally if attacked. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 3 Philippine fishermen dead after ramming by 'unidentified' foreign boat ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Tensions have recently flared up after the Philippines said it removed a ball-buoy barrier installed by China near the Scarborough Shoal, a prime fishing spot and one of Asia's most contested maritime features. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines says defending territory, not seeking trouble in South China Sea ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, in his first remarks over the latest flare-up, says the Philippines is upholding its rights to fish in its exclusive economic zone. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US commends Philippines on removal of Chinese barrier in South China Sea ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The incident highlights the strained relations between China and the Philippines at a time when Manila is rapidly strengthening military ties with Washington. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines urges fishermen to keep up presence at China-held shoal ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Both countries claim sovereignty over the shoal, a prime fishing spot about 200km off the Philippines and 850km from mainland China and its southern island of Hainan. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines vows not to back down as China warns against 'trouble' at disputed shoal ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Philippines and China have repeatedly sparred over the shoal but tension had ebbed under the previous pro-China administration in Manila. ]]></description>
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