Tag: South China Sea

China takes measures against ‘illegal’ Philippine vessels in disputed waters

December 2, 2024 admin

File image of Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine vessel | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s coast guard said on Monday (December 2, 2024) that it had taken “necessary control measures” against an “illegal gathering” of Philippine vessels in disputed waters of the Iroquois reef in the South China Sea. A number…

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The South China Sea Dispute And India’s Stand On It

November 24, 2024 admin

New Delhi: India has reiterated that it stands for freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce and adherence to international law for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking at the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Forum at Vientiane, Laos, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the upcoming code of conduct for…

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Chinese, Philippine forces again avoid clash in fiercely disputed shoal under rare deal

November 15, 2024 admin

A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Philippine Navy transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South…

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China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea

November 13, 2024 admin

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines’ Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) it summoned China’s ambassador to protest Beijing’s drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. “The said baselines…

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Vietnam condemns China for assault on its fishermen in the disputed South China Sea

October 3, 2024 admin

Vietnam condemned China on Thursday while saying that Chinese law enforcement personnel assaulted 10 Vietnamese fishermen, damaged their fishing gear and seized about 4 tons of fish catch near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The fishermen first reported the assault near the Chinese-controlled islands by radio on Sunday but did not…

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China says ‘supervised’ Philippine supply mission to disputed reef

September 28, 2024 admin

China said that it had “supervised” a Philippine ship in the disputed region. File | Photo Credit: AP China said on Friday (September 27, 2024) that it had “supervised” a Philippine ship as it delivered supplies to a grounded vessel at a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after a string of tense encounters…

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U.S. military warns Beijing against ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves in talks

September 10, 2024 admin

File image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters A senior U.S. military official warned his Chinese counterpart against Beijing’s “dangerous” moves in the South China Sea during the first talks of their kind between the commanders. Washington and Beijing remain at odds on issues from trade to the status of self-ruled Taiwan…

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China’s Wang Yi warns U.S. official over Philippines support

August 28, 2024 admin

Wang Yi, right, the director of the Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office shakes hands with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, at Yanqi lake in Beijing, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) warned visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake…

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How US’ New Missile Will Be A Game-Changer In Indo-Pacific

August 26, 2024 admin

AIM-174B derivative of the Raytheon SM-6 surface-to-air missile operated out of US naval platforms. The US has deployed its new long-range air-to-air missile that could potentially disrupt the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific in the US-China ‘Cold War’. The AIM-174B missile, onboard the US Navy’s F-18 Super Hornet, as seen in many pictures, is…

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China’s actions in South China Sea patently illegal, Philippine Defence Ministry says

August 26, 2024 admin

This frame grab from handout video footage taken and released on August 25, 2024 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a Chinese coast Guard ship (right) in a collision with the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Sanday, near Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea….

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