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“In mid-April this year, the China Coast Guard exercised sovereign jurisdiction by exercising maritime control at Sandy Cay in the South China Sea,” it reported, without specifying the date of the landing. The officers carried out inspections on the reef “to collect video evidence of relevant...

China opposes Vietnam's building work on disputed reef in South China Sea, By Liz Lee, February 19, 20255:21 PM GMT+8Updated a day ago https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-opposes-vietnams-building-work-disputed-reef-south-china-sea-2025-02-19/ Snippet: "BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) -...

The narrow significance of the Sabina incident is that it could yet spark a military encounter at sea. China might make more aggressive attempts to bully the Philippines out of the shoal. The broader implications go far beyond a few rocks and ships, since such an encounter would test America’s...

China and Vietnam issued a joint declaration on Tuesday vowing to better manage and resolve their disputes over the South China Sea through friendly consultations. Source: China, Vietnam pledge renewed diplomacy over South China Sea disputes

China has announced a significant breakthrough in its energy exploration efforts with the discovery of a large natural gas field in the South China Sea. The new field, located in the northern waters of the South China Sea, is estimated to contain substantial reserves, which could have a...

The Philippines and United States navies conducted a joint maritime exercise in the South China Sea on Wednesday, July 31, the Philippine armed forces said. Source: Philippines, US navies hold joint exercise in South China Sea

Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Source...

Ohh my, mas nagiging aggressive na sila.

MANILA, Philippines – After the delivering the keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)’s Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on Friday night, May 31, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. got his first question from a Chinese military general who asked about the...

China has imposed a four-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, including parts of the West Philippine Sea where Filipino fishers source their livelihood. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, May 27, disclosed China's latest fishing moratorium that covers areas of South China...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned Beijing’s directive to detain foreigners suspected of entering disputed areas in the South China Sea, calling it “completely unacceptable to the Philippines.” Source: Beijing’s detention rule in South China Sea ‘unacceptable’ — Marcos

Top officials of the Marcos administration, including Defense Secretary Gilbero Teodoro Jr. and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, have agreed to a “new model” for easing tension in the South China Sea, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said. Preferred Source: Out with gentleman’s agreement...

What did Baerbock say? "I have just come from the Middle East, where the situation continues to be extremely dangerous, and the risk that one more spark could set the whole region ablaze still exists," she said in a press briefing after meeting her counterpart, Philippine Foreign Secretary...

CHINA urged the United States to stop supporting the Philippines' "infringement" in the South China Sea (SCS) as it warned Manila that it would "not turn a blind eye" to its repeated provocations in the region. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian said the US should "stop...

The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea and which Beijing said on Thursday should be viewed rationally and objectively. China released the map on Monday of its famous...

FEELING CLOSE. Narito ang bagong mapa ng China na umaangkin sa buong West Philippine Sea. Dating nine-dash line ang mapa at tila lumawak pa ang pang-aangkin ng teritoryo ng Beijing sa pagdagdag nila ng linya. Naghain na ng protesta ang Pilipinas kaugnay nito. Ipinawalang-bisa na ng Permanent...

China has escalated its pressure on the Philippines to remove its grounded warship from the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after a tense standoff between the two countries' coast guards over the weekend. The Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal in the...

The China Coast Guard (CCG) allegedly deployed water cannons against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels on Saturday as they were en route to Ayungin Shoal for a resupply mission at the BRP Sierra Madre. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chartered the indigenous boats in question to...

According to General Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), holding joint military drills with China or even Vietnam is not out of the question because they could be seen as diplomatic gestures intended to avoid war with the nation's neighbors or any...