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Chinese ships gather near island disputed with Philippines, satellite images showSatellite images have revealed a build-up of Chinese civilian vessels near Thitu Island. The Philippines navy, however, states there is no ...
29 Nov, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
US, Philippines launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collisionThousands of US and Filipino troops launched joint Kamandag exercises in the northern and western Philippines. This follows China’s recent ...
15 Oct, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
China Coast Guard rules the waves and waives the rulesChina intimidated Taiwan yet again with its large-scale Joint Sword-2024A exercise on 23-24 May. This saw People's Liberation Army (PLA) an...
11 Jun, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
China gets increasingly rambunctious in South China SeaChairman Xi Jinping's hardening stance against the Philippines has led to increased aggression by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the South ...
01 Apr, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Philippines says more than 135 Chinese boats 'swarming' reef off its coastThe Philippines said Sunday more than 135 Chinese vessels were "swarming" a reef off its coast, describing the boats' growing presence as "...
03 Dec, 2023, 04.29 PM IST
Philippines opens coast guard surveillance base in South China Sea to watch Chinese vesselsSince President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office last year, the Philippines has been deepening its security ties with Washington and US alli...
01 Dec, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
Philippines orders strengthened military presence after 'Chinese activities' near islandsAny encroachment or reclamation on features within the Philippines' 200-mile exclusive economic zone "is a threat to the security of Pagasa...
22 Dec, 2022, 06.30 PM IST
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte says won't withdraw ships from contested watersThe Philippines has boosted its presence in contested areas of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), including Thitu island, near to Chinese m...
14 May, 2021, 02.53 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
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte refuses to stop South China Sea patrolsTensions over the sea -- which China claims almost entirely -- have spiked as Beijing refuses to pull out vessels from the Philippines' Exc...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Philippine coast guard holds drills in disputed South China SeaThe exercises near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island and China-controlled Scarborough Shoal come amid heightened tensions over the resou...
26 Apr, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Philippines accuses China of 'incursion' in disputed seaThe Philippine coast guard detected the boats "in line formation" at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical ...
22 Mar, 2021, 02.46 PM IST
China's belligerence casts shadow over maiden Indo-Pacific dialogueThe hosts Indonesia has been proposing a concept on Indo-Pacific which found its momentum with the inception of the global maritime fulcrum.
16 Mar, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
The 30th ASEAN Summit and the South China Sea issueUndoubtedly, dialogue is the most realistic means to manage the dispute over the South China Sea.
12 Jul, 2018, 11.21 PM IST