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The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday (July 12, 2026) that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the nations said they rejected “destabilising” actions in the disputed waters that threaten…
A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea. | Photo Credit: Reuters “The Philippines’ Foreign Ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the “illegal presence” of a floating structure in a disputed atoll,” the country’s South China Sea task force said…
A vessel identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese navy ship (background C) is seen past the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (R), during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday (May…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers’ High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday (November 1, 2025) took aim at Beijing over an increase in…
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In this image released by Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard boat sails around Sandy Cay in the South China Sea on January 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese Coast Guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area…
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The Philippines said on Sunday it had deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats attempting to “alter the existing status quo” of the disputed South China Sea. Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that went against it, and there have been frequent clashes or tense…
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Earlier this month, China declared new “baselines” around Scarborough Reef, a large coral atoll topped by a handful of rocks barely above sea level in the South China Sea. By doing so, China reaffirmed its sovereignty claim over what has become a global flashpoint in the disputed waters. This was a pre-calculated response to the…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. File | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia has protested new maritime laws in the Philippines that it says encroach on its territory, a government official said Friday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said Malaysia sent a protest note on Thursday over the Philippine laws. Experts have found that reference documents related…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the American Center in Vientiane, Laos, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders on Friday ( October 10, 2024) that…
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr looks towards Chinese Premier Li Qiang as they attend the 27th ASEAN-China Summit at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Laos, October 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for deeper market integration with Southeast Asia on Thursday (October 10, 2024) during annual summit talks where…
