Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, right, fires it’s water cannon at the Philippine’s BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Philippine occupied Thitu

Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near shoal

China’s coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels yesterday near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim in the

Manila protests Beijing’s plan for a nature reserve at a hotly disputed shoal

The Philippines protested yesterday a plan by China to establish a nature reserve at one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea

Australia, Canada and Philippines stage air defense drills off disputed shoal

Australia, Canada and the Philippines deployed three warships and aircraft Wednesday for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where

Trump and Marcos Jr. plan to talk tariffs, China at the White House

President Donald Trump plans to host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today at the White House, as the two countries are seeking closer security and economic

US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states

China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the disputed South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics” and the United

Filipino forces and villagers struggle to live in China’s shadow in disputed waters

Overwhelmed after setting foot for the first time on a far-flung but picturesque island in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino army official knelt to kiss

US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda

The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week, Malaysian

US, Philippines militaries conduct drills in waters adjacent to the China-claimed South China Sea

The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising number of

China and Philippines display their flags on disputed waters outcropping

China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers

US and Philippine joint combat drills show Trump is not scaling back

About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed waters

The United States, Japan and the Philippines last week staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese

PLA says it warned off Philippine aircraft over island

China’s military said Tuesday it warned off and expelled a Philippine C-208 aircraft that had entered airspace over a South China Sea island. Tian Junli,

Chinese navy helicopter flying ‘too close’ to Philippine patrol plane

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane yesterday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, as the Filipino pilot warned

Australia accuses Chinese fighter of endangering Australian surveillance plane

Australia has protested what it describes as an unsafe and unprofessional interaction over the South China Sea where a Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares

Beijing says Philippine plan to deploy midrange missiles would be ‘extremely irresponsible’

China said a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional tensions. The Philippines top army official told

Philippines says Chinese coast guard fired water cannons, sideswiped its patrol vessel

Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel yesterday at a disputed shoal in the

China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines

China held sea and air combat drills yesterday at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in

President angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws on Friday reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China

Indonesian coast guard drives away a Chinese vessel for the third time in a week

Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the third

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