Blind Chinese dissident arrives in US

Chen Guangcheng, the blind legal advocate who recently sought refuge in the American Embassy in Beijing, arrived in the heart of Greenwich Village on Saturday, holding the kind of open-air news conference that he could have never imagined while under virtual house arrest in China.

Protesters to visit disputed shoal

Filipino protesters said Thursday they plan to sail to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, amid efforts by rival claimants China and the Philippines to resolve a tense maritime stand-off.

China protests Dalai Lama-Cameron meeting

China has lodged an official protest over a meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama.

US sends nuke-powered sub near disputed shoal

A United States nuclear-powered submarine was spotted off the coast of Subic Bay Freeport Zone on Tuesday at the height of the ongoing tension between the Philippines and China on its territorial dispute on Scarborough Shoal.

‘Oratio Imperata’ eyed for conflict settlement

If praying the “Oratio Imperata” has seemingly spared the country from many typhoons, drought and deadly diseases, it may also work to help diffuse the tension between the Philippines and China over oil-rich Scarborough Shoal.

Protestants back Philippines in row with China

Protestant church leaders have joined efforts aimed at defending their country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, which they say are under threat by an emerging power in Asia: namely, China.

China’s first Ricci exhibition center opens

China’s first exhibition center dedicated to Father Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) has opened in Zhaoqing, the place where the Italian missionary first set foot on the mainland.

Aquino backs fishing ban in disputed territory

President Benigno Aquino on Monday said he favors the imposition of a fishing ban in the South China Sea, similar to the one declared by China in the area recently.

Protestors descend on China mission

More than 1,000 people rallied outside the Chinese consulate in Makati City in Manila Friday as part of a broader protest by Filipinos around the world against Beijing’s claim over the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

China’s ‘official’ Church hits Vatican communiqué

A spokesperson for government-sanctioned Church organizations in Beijing has said a commentary posted on their official website rebutting the Vatican’s latest communiqué is representative of the thoughts of Chinese Catholics.

Global protest vs China to cite people-to-people ties

Filipinos joining a “global day of protest” against China’s aggression are expected to underscore the strong, centuries-old friendship between the two peoples, and to pin the blame on the maritime standoff at Panatag Shoal on the government in Beijing.

Vatican document on China leaves open questions

Observers of the Church in China say a recent document issued by the Vatican about laity formation and Church principles answered the call for clarity but would not yield immediate results.

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