カテゴリー: South China Sea
Beijing blames Manila for the collision, saying the ship ‘ignored repeated stern warnings from the Chinese side’A Chinese ship “deliberately rammed” a Philippine government vessel anchored near an island in a disputed part of the South China Sea, Manil…
USS Higgins and USS Cincinnati sailed near Scarborough Shoal after Chinese tried to drive away Philippine vesselThe US has briefly deployed two warships in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while tryi…
Two Chinese vessels have collided with each other while chasing a ship from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in disputed waters in the South China Sea. ‘A collision took place between China Coast Guard vessel 3104 and People’s Liberation Army Navy ship…
Footage shows Chinese coastguard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with warship near contested Scarborough ShoalThe Philippines has released dramatic footage of a Chinese warship colliding with a vessel from its own coastguard while c…
Beijing and Manila accuse each other of illegal activities around Sandy Cay near the Spratly Isles, as joint US-Filipino military drills get under way in regionChina and the Philippines have displayed their national flags in competing photo opportuniti…
Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignationThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met with the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos, in Ma…
Upgraded Triton Island outpost in the Paracel archipelago expands China’s surveillance capabilities in the regionThe Chinese military is constructing a new counter-stealth radar system on a disputed reef in the South China Sea that would significantly …
Russian foreign minister says final declaration not adopted because of attempts by US, Japan, South Korea, Australia and NZ ‘to turn it into a purely political statement’Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit d…
Analysts warn that the dispute over Sabina Shoal could lead to an even more drawn-out struggle between Manila and BeijingHopes that tensions in the South China Sea might ease have been short lived. Just weeks after the Philippines and China struck a de…
Intensifying struggles with China are playing out on the doorstep of the almost 400 Philippine civilians on remote Thitu IslandFrom the sandy beaches of Thitu Island, blue waters stretch for as far as the eye can see. It feels like a tranquil paradise:…
Manila alleges ‘harassment’ in past week, including deploying flares just 15 metres away from its aircraft in latest confrontation on strategic waterwaySouth China Sea: a visual guide to the key shoals, reefs and islandsThe Philippine government accuse…
Philippines says two coast guard vessels damaged by China’s ‘unlawful manoeuvres’, while Beijing says it took ‘control measures’ after vessels illegally entered waters around shoalSouth China Sea: a visual guide to the key shoals, reefs and islandsSout…
Territorial confrontations are rising between China and a host of other nations in waters that are key to global trade. Here is a map and guide to the region, showing why its fate mattersThe South China Sea is one of the world’s most economically impor…
Vice Admiral Eduardo Santos was in charge of the Philippine navy at a time of ‘creeping invasion’ by China. Then along came an unusual ideaMore than 25 years ago, the BRP Sierra Madre was sent off for one final, secret voyage. In the darkness of night,…
Temporary deal agreed to prevent escalation of standoffs around the Sierra Madre, a Philippine ship grounded on the disputed Second Thomas ShoalThe Philippines says it has “reached an understanding” with China on resupply missions to a beached Filipino…