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  • South China Sea island build-up heightens Vietnam’s security concerns
  • China Accelerates Island Building in Disputed South China Sea
  • China builds up Antelope Reef as new regional power base

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scmp.com /1 week ago

South China Sea island build-up heightens Vietnam’s security concerns

Vietnam faces heightened security in the South China Sea amid reports of construction works in the Paracels archipelago – which Beijing calls Xisha Islands – with analysts saying t...

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breitbart.com /1 week ago

China Accelerates Island Building in Disputed South China Sea

Satellite photographs have revealed new construction on Yagong Island in the Paracels archipelago, leading analysts to believe China is constructing a major military base that will...

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inquirer.net /1 month ago

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...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

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...

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indiandefensenews.in /1 week ago

China Expands Military Build-Up With New Yagong Island Construction In South China Sea

Satellite imagery confirms that China has begun new construction on Yagong Island in the Paracel Islands, just 14 km from Antelope Reef, where Beijing is developing its largest art...

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asiasentinel.com /2 weeks ago

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

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

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scmp.com /1 month ago

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...

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

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...

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rappler.com /1 month ago

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

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news.usni.org /1 week ago

Report to Congress on South China Sea Disputes

The following is the Aug. 25, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, China Primer: South China Sea Disputes. From the Report Multiple Asian governments assert sovereignty ove...

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maritime-executive.com /2 weeks ago

China Rushes to Complete Paracel Island Militarization

Satellite imagery shows that China is rushing to complete building work on what used to be the Antelope Reef in the South China Sea, which will be nea...

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cebudailynews.inquirer.net /1 month ago

China turns Antelope Reef into massive regional power base

China is turning Antelope Reef, a once-submerged reef in the northwestern South China Sea, into a major power projection hub, part of Beijing’s broader effort to solidify control o...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

China accuses Philippines of ‘flagrantly infringing’ on sovereignty in seabed claim

Beijing accused Manila of “flagrantly infringing” on Chinese sovereignty and undermining regional peace after the Philippines formally presented its bid to the United Nations this...

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scmp.com /1 week ago

Chinese team maps South China Sea floor with ‘twice the resolution’ of Western models

China has mapped the seabed of its claimed waters including the South China Sea, with twice the resolution and up to five times the accuracy of methods used by other countries afte...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Navigating the South China Sea dispute, 10 years after Hague ruling

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inquirer.net /1 month ago

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...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

South China Sea: Beijing and Manila trade blame on second day of Scarborough Shoal clashes

Clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels near the fiercely contested Scarborough Shoal continued for the second day on Friday, marking the third such encounter between the ri...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

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...

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

China-US spat over South China Sea threatens to overshadow ASEAN meeting

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visiontimes.com /1 week ago

China Expands Its ‘Eyes’ in the South China Sea as New Radar Site Emerges

New construction on a small islet in the disputed Paracels could expand Beijing's surveillance and early-warning capabilities as China continues building up nearby Antelope Reef

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rappler.com /1 month ago

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

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aljazeera.com /1 month ago

China, Philippine coastguard vessels clash in South China Sea

China, Philippine coastguard vessels clash in South China Sea.

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asiatimes.com /1 month ago

Whither ASEAN? A decade of silence on the South China Sea

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. July 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the arbitral tribunal ruling in favo...

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japantimes.co.jp /3 weeks ago

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.

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