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Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Navy vessels during an encounter at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China. | Photo Credit: Reuters Beijing said it summoned the Philippine Ambassador to China on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) over an encounter a day earlier between the two countries in the Second Thomas Shoal, according to a statement…
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China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the…
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 screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP…
A member of Philippine Coast Guard personnel hands out supplies to the people onboard a rigid hull inflatable boat during a resupply mission in the South China Sea, March 23, 2024. Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines/Handout via Reuters | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons…
Earlier on October 4, 2023, a Chinese coast guard ship (left) with a Chinese militia vessel (right) blocks Philippine coast guard ship, BRP Sindangan, as it tried to head towards Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea during rotation and resupply mission. File | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese coast guard ship and…
China claims almost the entire South China Sea (File) Manila: The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of colliding on Sunday with a Philippine resupply boat as it travelled to a tiny garrison in the disputed South China Sea. The incident occurred near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, a hotly contested region where…