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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Philippines on Monday (January 13, 2025) called on Beijing to desist from “escalatory actions” at a South China…
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Representational Image New Chinese coast guard rules took effect Saturday, under which it can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, where neighbours and the G7 have accused Beijing of intimidation and coercion. Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations…
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China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the most advanced homemade warship, began its maiden sea trials on May 1 as Beijing ramped up its naval power amid increasing tensions with the U.S. in the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The ship left Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on May 1 morning for the sea trials,…
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A Philippine supply boat sails near a Chinese Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea, on October 04, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it…
A Philippine Coast Guard personnel cuts the rope connecting the floating barrier that was installed near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in an undated handout photo released on September 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China’s coast guard to prevent Filipino…
U.S. President Joe Biden, center left, attends a state luncheon hosted by Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong, center right, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea,…
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