China holds naval, air patrols near Scarborough Shoal as Philippines, US stage drillsChina's navy and air force held combat patrols near Scarborough Shoal. This action follows annual regional drills involving Australia, New ...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
China teases new aircraft carrier in video, vows to build up islandsChina has revealed a video hinting at a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The nation also plans to strengthen its island infrastructure...
23 Apr, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China SeaTensions escalate as China's coast guard accuses a Philippine ship of ramming its vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. The Philippin...
16 Sep, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
What is the Scarborough Shoal and what is China planning there?Philippines objects to China's plan for a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal. This shoal is a contested area in the South China Sea. It is...
11 Sep, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
China's military, coast guard patrol disputed South China Sea atollChina's military and coast guard conducted patrols around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The coast guard has increa...
29 Aug, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
Chase gone wrong: Chinese naval vessel rams its own Coast Guard ship while pursuing Philippine boatA Chinese naval ship collided with its own coast guard vessel while pursuing a Philippine boat near Scarborough Shoal, escalating tensions ...
11 Aug, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoalA Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane in the contested South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal, prompti...
18 Feb, 2025, 05.22 PM IST
US, Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by ChinaUS and Philippine fighter aircraft conducted joint patrol and training exercises over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
US, Japan, Philippine forces jointly patrol in South China Sea after hostilities involving ChinaOn Friday, the US, Japan, and the Philippines conducted a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea, following a confrontation between C...
06 Dec, 2024, 02.04 PM IST
China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with PhilippinesChina has asserted its claim over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea by publishing baselines around it, escalating tensi...
10 Nov, 2024, 04.51 PM IST
Philippine military says Chinese air force jets endangered its patrol plane with flares, risky movesThe Philippine military chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner, condemned provocative actions by two Chinese air force jets that dangerously maneuvered ...
10 Aug, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
China says moves on Philippine ships in South China Sea 'professional, restrained'The Philippines said on Monday it had summoned China's envoy and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confront...
11 Dec, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
Philippines says no China standoff after removal of floating barrier from Scarborough Shoal in South China SeaLate on Monday Chinese nationalist tabloid the Global Times posted an article that quoted an expert saying Philippine decision-makers were ...
26 Sep, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Philippines protests "blocking" of its patrol ships by China“While we acknowledge that China's military capability is more advanced than ours, this does not prevent us from defending our national int...
03 May, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
China warns of counter measures after US warship sails through SCSChinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the naval ship USS Hopper sailed within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Dao on January 17 wit...
20 Jan, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
China to build atoll with airstrip in South China Sea: ReportThe US and the Philippines began joint patrols in the South China Sea in March, US defence chief Ash Carter said during his latest visit to...
25 Apr, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
- China’s policies vis-à-vis South China Sea are based on selective history: Philip Bowring
China’s assumption that the histories of the non-Han peoples whose lands border two-thirds of the waters known in English as the South Chin...
18 May, 2012, 12.24 PM IST