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China and the Philippines have clashed repeatedly around outcroppings in the South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirety. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS China’s Coast Guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim…
A Chinese military helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic (BFAR) aircraft above Scarborough shoal on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) in a disputed area of the South China…
Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, second from right, holds a meeting with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, second from left. during a meeting at the Bayi building in Beijing, on August 29, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Thursday (August 29,…
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In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, left, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong shake hands during the Philippines and China 9th Meeting of their Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea in Manila, Philippines, on July 2, 2024. |…
The Philippine government accused Chinese ships of ramming and damaging their boats in the South China Sea during a confrontation in waters off the Second Thomas Shoal, home to a garrison of Filipino troops. | Photo Credit: AFP A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South…
The Philippine government statement did not specify which boats were rammed. (File) Manila: The Philippine government on Monday accused Chinese ships of ramming and damaging its boats in the South China Sea during a confrontation in waters off the Second Thomas Shoal, home to a garrison of Filipino troops. “The People’s Liberation Army-Navy, China Coast…
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Representational image of a fisherman raising a Philippine flag on his boat in the South China Sea | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said. The coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered…
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In this image made from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard vessel, BRP BAGACAY (MRRV-4410) is water cannoned by Chinese Coast Guards as it tried to approach the waters near Scarborough Shoal locally known as Bajo De Masinloc at the South China Sea on April 30, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP…