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Chinese and Philippine maritime forces clash at Second Thomas Shoal

Beijing and Manila have exchanged fresh accusations over a clash in the South China Sea, just as China’s top diplomat is due to attend the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in the P...

Philippine Sailor Injured in Violent Clash with China Coast Guard off Second Thomas Shoal

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – A Philippine sailor was injured today at Second Thomas Shoal following a clash with a Chinese small boat at the contested South China Sea maritime feature. Th...

Philippine Marine Injured in Clash With China Coast Guard at Disputed South China Sea Shoal

The two sides traded accusations over the confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal, a long-standing focus of maritime tensions between Manila and Beijing.

China lodges protest with Philippines after latest clash near Second Thomas Shoal

China has lodged a formal protest with the Philippines, accusing it of initiating an attack on its coastguards following the latest clash between the two sides in the South China S...

Chinese Warships, Bombers Surge to Scarborough Shoal for Drills

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Beijing surged an amphibious group and bombers equipped for maritime strike to Scarborough Shoal over the weekend, flexing its power projection capabilities a...

Philippines deposits Bajo de Masinloc chart with UN

China has controlled access to the shoal since 2012, following a tense standoff between Manila and Beijing

China and Philippines Summon Each Other’s Ambassadors After Violent Clash at Second Thomas Shoal

According to a July 21 Reuters report, diplomatic tensions between China and the Philippines escalated sharply after a clash between their personnel at Second Thomas Shoal in the S...

Continental Shelf is Manila’s New Front in South China Sea Dispute

The Philippines keep its claims alive in recent filing to the UN

China completes first stage at disputed reef

Philippines says China shoal deal needs no permission for resupply

MANILA — The Philippines’ provisional arrangement with China on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea does not require Manila to seek permission for resupply missions and does...

George Washington CSG in the South China Sea After Philippine-Chinese Clashes

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier is steaming in the South China Sea following clashes this month between China and the Philippines acros...

Philippine, Chinese Foreign Ministers Exchange Protests Over South China Sea Clash

Both nations have accused the other for instigating the incident at Second Thomas Shoal, which has overshadowed this week's ASEAN meetings in Manila.

China Refuses Philippine "Baselines" Around Disputed Scarborough Shoal

China's foreign ministry on Friday said it firmly opposed and would never accept the Philippines' establishment of "baselines" around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, call...

China builds up Antelope Reef as new regional power base

What was once a mostly submerged feature in the northwestern corner of the South China Sea is expected to become one of China’s newest centers for power projection as Beijing seeks...

Teodoro: China has no right to question Philippine activities at Ayungin

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday dismissed China’s accusation that alleged Philippine construction activities aboard BRP Sierra Madre violat...

Specialized U.S. Marine Corps Group Trains to Defend the Northern Philippines

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – A specialized contingent of Marines have operated in the Northern Philippines over the last three months, honing their ability to monitor maritime movements a...

PLA and coastguards stage South China Sea drills days after Philippine territorial bid

The Chinese military held joint naval and air drills near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef in the South China Sea, on Saturday. The training exercise came after Beijing hit out a...

China holds military drills near disputed shoal in the South China Sea

BEIJING — China conducted military drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday as territorial tensions with the Philippines intensify. The joint n...

U.S. to Fund Philippine Coast Guard Base Expansion Near South China Sea

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. pledged to fund the expansion of a Coast Guard base used for operations in the South China Sea and increase foreign military financing for Manila las...

China finishes first phase of construction at South China Sea reef, images show

The project, on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, involves building a man-made island analysts say will form part of China's largest military base.

Mainland Chinese research ship spotted near Taiwan’s largest naval base

A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its third appearance near the island since May. The Tong Ji is a 2,000-tonne scientific res...

PH files submission on extended continental shelf in West Philippine Sea  

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) Extended Continental Shelf Technical Working Group spent 15 years working on the submission

China Coast Guardsman Hits Philippine Sailor in the Head in Latest Clash

A standoff between Philippine and Chinese forces at the Philippine Navy's Second Thomas Shoal outpost ended in injury for one Filipino servicemember,...

Japan Protests Chinese Destroyer’s Live-fire Drill Near Disputed Reef

A People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer conducted a small caliber live-fire drill on Sunday within Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone near Okinotori Island, the archipelago country’...