China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea …
4 days ago · China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
2 days ago · China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and ...
China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute …
4 days ago · Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which lies west of the main Philippine island of Luzon, in 2012 and has since restricted access to Filipino fishermen there. A 2016 ruling by an international arbitration court found that most Chinese claims in the South ...
What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea?
Oct 11, 2024 · A territorial row between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has turned increasingly violent, with the two sides trading allegations of intentional boat rammings, and Manila...
A dangerous new flashpoint is fast emerging in the South China Sea - CNN
Aug 28, 2024 · A stretch of uninhabited, low-lying reefs in the South China Sea is fast becoming a dangerous new flashpoint between China and the Philippines, dealing a blow to recent efforts to...
Philippines blames China for ‘personnel injury and vessel damage’ …
Jun 19, 2024 · Manila has accused China of injuring Filipino personnel and damaging Philippine vessels during a South China Sea collision earlier this week, as tensions simmer over territorial disputes in the...
China rams Philippine ship while 60 Minutes on board; South China Sea ...
Sep 15, 2024 · Chinese ships have repeatedly rammed Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The U.S. has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, which could lead to American intervention.
US military open to escorting Philippine ships in the South China Sea ...
Aug 28, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. military is open to consultations about escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Tuesday amid a spike in hostilities between …
China is 'deliberately stirring up trouble' in the South China Sea ...
The Philippines’ South China Sea task force said a top admiral was on board a vessel that was water cannoned by China’s coastguard, shattering its windshield and wounding four navy personnel.
South China Sea: Why the Philippines and China are on a collision ... - BBC
Oct 23, 2023 · The confrontation between Manila and Beijing over submerged shoals in the South China Sea has been going on for decades. But in recent months something has changed. The spats at sea are now...