Vietnam condemns China for assault on its fishermen in the disputed South China Sea
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Baselines for Huangyan Island released
1 month, 1 week ago

Baselines for Huangyan Island released

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Island. China released baselines for the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Island on Sunday, a move to lawfully strengthen marine management and counter infringement actions by the Philippines. The announcement came two days after the Philippines enacted the so-called "Philippine Maritime Zones Act", which the spokesperson said severely violates China's territorial sovereignty as well as …

Baselines for Huangyan Island released
1 month, 1 week ago

Baselines for Huangyan Island released

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Island. China released baselines for the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Island on Sunday, a move to lawfully strengthen marine management and counter infringement actions by the Philippines. The announcement came two days after the Philippines enacted the so-called "Philippine Maritime Zones Act", which the spokesperson said severely violates China's territorial sovereignty as well as …

China Coast Guard reiterates sovereignty over Huangyan Island
1 month, 1 week ago

China Coast Guard reiterates sovereignty over Huangyan Island

China Daily  

A view of China's Huangyan Island. The China Coast Guard issued a firm statement on Sunday reiterating to safeguard the country's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the waters near China's Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. The statement underscored that the China Coast Guard would continue to patrol and enforce Chinese laws over Huangyan Island and its adjacent …

The Philippines-China-Vietnam Triangle and Limits of the ‘Friends and Enemies’ Maxim
2 months ago

The Philippines-China-Vietnam Triangle and Limits of the ‘Friends and Enemies’ Maxim

The Diplomat  

Vietnam and the Philippines have bolstered their maritime ties in the hope of strengthening deterrence against Chinese coercion in the South China Sea. The different approaches of the two sides was reflected in a Facebook post on August 30, from which the Philippine president cut a message thanking Vietnam “for supporting the Arbitral Award” – a reference to Manila’s 2016 …

China says protecting 'rights' after Philippine ship collision
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China says protecting 'rights' after Philippine ship collision

The Hindu  

Beijing insisted on Monday it was defending its "rights" in the South China Sea, after the Philippines released footage appearing to show a Chinese coast guard vessel ramming one of its ships during an at-sea confrontation. Both countries accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the …

Law enforcement in Chinese waters is nothing to make a fuss about
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Law enforcement in Chinese waters is nothing to make a fuss about

China Daily  

This photo taken on Feb 21, 2024 shows the Kinmen bridge and a view of Xiamen in the distance seen from an estuary in Kinmen. What turned a normal law enforcement case into a tension-invoking incident is the Taiwan "coast guard" vessels' attempt to "help" the law-breaking trawler. When the Fujian Coast Guard issued warnings and drove them away in …

Taiwan declares China’s capture of fishing trawler an ‘act of psychological warfare’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan declares China’s capture of fishing trawler an ‘act of psychological warfare’

The Independent  

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Vietnam says it’s ready to hold talks with Philippines on overlapping continental shelf claims
6 months ago

Vietnam says it’s ready to hold talks with Philippines on overlapping continental shelf claims

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam is ready to hold talks with the Philippines to settle their overlapping claims to the undersea continental shelf in the South China Sea, official Vietnamese media said Friday, in a diplomatic approach that contrasts with China’s increasingly assertive actions to fortify its claims in the contested waters. The Philippine government said over the weekend that it …

China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea. Manila calls the report deceptive
6 months ago

China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea. Manila calls the report deceptive

The Hindu  

A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on June 17, China’s coast guard said, in the latest flare-up of escalating territorial disputes that have sparked alarm. The Philippines says the shoal falls within its internationally recognized exclusive economic zone and often cites a 2016 international arbitration ruling invalidating …

China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea. Manila calls the report deceptive
6 months ago

China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea. Manila calls the report deceptive

Associated Press  

TAIPEI — 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, in the latest flare-up of escalating territorial disputes that have sparked alarm. The Philippines says the shoal falls within its internationally recognized exclusive economic zone and often cites a 2016 international arbitration ruling …

Chinese coast guard ships attempt to block Philippine vessels carrying scientists in South China Sea
9 months ago

Chinese coast guard ships attempt to block Philippine vessels carrying scientists in South China Sea

The Hindu  

Chinese coast guard ships backed by a military helicopter attempted unsuccessfully to block two Philippine government vessels carrying scientists from reaching two sandbars in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials said Friday. Chinese coast guard personnel blew the horn on one of their ships for half an hour and repeatedly transmitted radio warnings during the confrontation Thursday, but the …

Chinese coast guard ships attempt to block Philippine vessels carrying scientists in South China Sea
9 months ago

Chinese coast guard ships attempt to block Philippine vessels carrying scientists in South China Sea

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese coast guard ships backed by a military helicopter attempted unsuccessfully to block two Philippine government vessels carrying scientists from reaching two sandbars in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials said Friday. Chinese coast guard personnel blew the horn on one of their ships for half an hour and repeatedly transmitted radio warnings during the confrontation …

China Coast Guard reprimands Philippines for 'intentional' collision in Ren'ai Reef waters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

China Coast Guard reprimands Philippines for 'intentional' collision in Ren'ai Reef waters

China Daily  

Ren'ai Reef The China Coast Guard on Tuesday accused Philippine vessels of intruding into the waters near Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea and "intentionally colliding" with a Chinese ship and operating in an "unprofessional and dangerous manner". In a statement on Tuesday afternoon following a brief one released earlier on the same day, China Coast Guard spokesperson Gan …

China ramps up patrols near Taiwan's islands after deaths of Chinese fishermen
10 months ago

China ramps up patrols near Taiwan's islands after deaths of Chinese fishermen

India TV News  

Beijing: China has ramped up its patrols near a group of islands controlled by Taiwan, as tensions escalate following the deaths of two Chinese fishermen during a chase by the Taiwanese coast guard who accused them of trespassing. China's coast guard, specifically its Fujian division, announced on Sunday that it would enhance maritime law enforcement and conduct regular patrols in …

China’s coast guard to ramp up patrols near Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago after 2 fishermen drown
10 months ago

China’s coast guard to ramp up patrols near Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago after 2 fishermen drown

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen drowned while being chased by the Taiwanese coast guard, which accused the boat of trespassing. The Chinese coast guard’s Fujian division will regularly monitor the waters off the southern coast of the city of Xiamen — a …

Commendable restraint in face of provocations: China Daily editorial
10 months ago

Commendable restraint in face of provocations: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Ren'ai Reef The series of provocations Manila has orchestrated in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Island in the South China Sea over the past Chinese Lunar New Year holiday only serve to further erode Beijing's trust in Manila's sincerity in its recent assertion that it wanted to work together with China to secure a political settlement of the two countries' …

Filipino fisherman to China’s coast guard on disputed shoal: `This is Philippine territory. Go away’
11 months ago

Filipino fisherman to China’s coast guard on disputed shoal: `This is Philippine territory. Go away’

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino fishing boat captain protested on Tuesday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea, where he asserted that Chinese officers drove him and his men away from a disputed shoal and ordered them to dump their catch in the sea. The fishermen, led by Saligan, reported to the Philippine coast guard that …

Filipino fisherman to Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal: `This is not your territory. Go away.'
11 months ago

Filipino fisherman to Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal: `This is not your territory. Go away.'

The Independent  

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Tension flares in South China Sea as Beijing claims US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters
1 year ago

Tension flares in South China Sea as Beijing claims US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters

India TV News  

Even though the Biden administration and the Chinese government have been engaging on a personal level to ease differences, Beijing on Monday, claimed that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal. Notably, the latest development came at the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China …

China accuses Philippine ship of trespassing near Scarborough Shoal
1 year, 1 month ago

China accuses Philippine ship of trespassing near Scarborough Shoal

Firstpost  

Nearly the whole South China Sea is claimed by China, including a portion of the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei A Philippine military ship “illegally entered” waters close to Scarborough Shoal without permission, according to a statement from China’s military on Monday. With this statement, the Chinese military has issued an unusual warning to …

Philippines says a coast guard ship and a supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal in South China Sea
1 year, 2 months ago

Philippines says a coast guard ship and a supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal in South China Sea

The Hindu  

A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a disputed shoal, Philippine officials said. The Philippine task force on South China Sea said in a statement the “dangerous, irresponsible and illegal actions of the Chinese Coast Guard, which took place on Sunday morning, …

Philippines accuses China of ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ in South China Sea
1 year, 2 months ago

Philippines accuses China of ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

The latest incident took place near Thitu Island, which was occupied by the Philippines in the 1970s and is home to about 400 people. The Philippines has accused China of conducting “dangerous manoeuvres” in the disputed South China Sea after a Chinese navy ship shadowed a Philippine navy vessel and tried to cross its path. “China must immediately halt these …

China expels Philippine gunboat
1 year, 2 months ago

China expels Philippine gunboat

China Daily  

Coast guard continues to carry out law enforcement to safeguard sovereignty China expelled a Philippine naval gunboat that had intruded into waters near Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, a spokesman said on Tuesday morning. China Coast Guard spokesman Gan Yu said in a statement that a Philippine navy gunboat on Tuesday insisted on trespassing into the waters adjacent …

"We're not looking for trouble but...' Philippines vows to defend waters against Chinese aggression – India TV
1 year, 2 months ago

"We're not looking for trouble but...' Philippines vows to defend waters against Chinese aggression – India TV

India TV News  

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed to defend the country's waters against Chinese aggression, days after a 300 m-long floating barrier installed by China was removed at his command near the Bajo de Masinloc shoal, also called the Scarborough Shoal. In his first public remarks against China since the installation of the barrier, Marcos said, "We're not looking …

Philippines condemns Chinese boats' 'illegal' actions in South China Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

Philippines condemns Chinese boats' 'illegal' actions in South China Sea

The Hindu  

The Philippines condemned "illegal" actions by Chinese vessels on Friday after the boats allegedly interfered in another resupply mission to a remote military outpost in the disputed South China Sea. Two Philippine Coast Guard vessels were escorting supply boats to Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands when they encountered four Chinese coast guard and four "militia" boats, the Philippines …

Vietnam demands Chinese ship leave its exclusive economic zone
1 year, 6 months ago

Vietnam demands Chinese ship leave its exclusive economic zone

India Today  

Vietnam on Thursday accused a Chinese survey vessel and its escorts of violating its sovereignty, and demanded that Beijing remove the ships from its waters. "Vietnam demands that China immediately remove the survey ship Xiang Yang Hong 10, Chinese coast guard ships and fishing vessels out of Vietnam's waters," foreign ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said in a government statement. …

Chinese militia boats cross Indian, ASEAN warships exercising in South China Sea
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese militia boats cross Indian, ASEAN warships exercising in South China Sea

The Hindu  

Boats belonging to a Chinese maritime militia approached an area where navies of India and ASEAN countries were taking part in drills in the South China Sea, two Indian sources said on May 8. Ray Powell, who leads Project Myoushu on the South China Sea at Stanford University, said the boats belong to the Qiong Sansha Yu militia fleet in …

Philippines reports ‘confrontation’ with China in South China Sea
1 year, 7 months ago

Philippines reports ‘confrontation’ with China in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

The Philippine Coast Guard has said two of its vessels were involved in a “confrontation” with the Chinese navy in the disputed South China Sea and accused the Chinese Coast Guard of engaging in “dangerous maneuvers” at Second Thomas Shoal, a long-running flashpoint between the two countries. The first incident occurred when the Chinese navy ship “crossed paths” with the …

How China's 'maritime militia' seized the Philippines' prime fishing waters
1 year, 8 months ago

How China's 'maritime militia' seized the Philippines' prime fishing waters

The Telegraph  

It was broad daylight when the Chinese coastguard brazenly boarded the long wood-panelled Filipino fishing boat and made their demand. “They began to bully them, choosing the precious fish and leaving all the small ones,” said Leonardo Cuaresma, 57, head of a fishermen’s association in the busy seaside village of North Pablacion in Zambales province. As the fishing community’s leader, …

Beijing's military bases on three islands in South China Sea threaten littoral nations
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing's military bases on three islands in South China Sea threaten littoral nations

Firstpost  

The information was provided by US Indo-Pacific commander Admiral John C Aquilino who said ‘China has upgraded fully their potentialities and the expansion of military equipment is definitely undermining the region’ Beijing: China has set up three military bases on islands in the South China Sea, equipping them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming gadgets while deploying …

Japan, Vietnam express serious concern about South China Sea
3 years ago

Japan, Vietnam express serious concern about South China Sea

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The leaders of Japan and Vietnam expressed serious concern on Wednesday about the situation in the South China Sea and any unilateral actions aimed at altering the status quo, and agreed to work together to sustain free and open sea lanes as tensions escalate in the region amid China’s rise. The two leaders “expressed serious concerns about the …

Philippines protests `blocking' of its patrol ships by China
3 years, 7 months ago

Philippines protests `blocking' of its patrol ships by China

The Independent  

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Philippines warns China of ‘unwanted hostilities’ in sea dispute
3 years, 8 months ago

Philippines warns China of ‘unwanted hostilities’ in sea dispute

Al Jazeera  

Duterte’s top legal counsel warns China’s ‘present territorial incursions’ is an ‘unwelcome stain’ in closer ties between Manila and Beijing. But in the strongest remarks yet from his office, Duterte’s top legal counsel Salvador Panelo warned China’s “present territorial incursions is producing an unwelcome stain in their bond and may trigger unwanted hostilities that both countries would rather not pursue.” …

Philippines, Vietnam press China over South China Sea activities
3 years, 8 months ago

Philippines, Vietnam press China over South China Sea activities

Al Jazeera  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged to take a firmer stand towards Beijing as international law expert warns of more Chinese ‘occupation’. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed “concern” to China’s ambassador about Chinese vessels massing in the disputed South China Sea, his spokesman said, as Vietnam urged Beijing to respect its maritime sovereignty. “The volume of changes is significant, and …

Philippines alarmed by arrival of vast Chinese ‘fishing fleet’ at disputed island
3 years, 9 months ago

Philippines alarmed by arrival of vast Chinese ‘fishing fleet’ at disputed island

The Independent  

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Philippines protests new China law as `verbal threat of war’
3 years, 10 months ago

Philippines protests new China law as `verbal threat of war’

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorizes its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries’ structures on islands it claims, Manila’s top diplomat said Wednesday. China’s Coast Guard Law, which was passed on Friday, empowers the force to “take all necessary measures, including the use of weapons, when national sovereignty, …

Vietnam condemns new Chinese military drills in South China Sea
4 years, 3 months ago

Vietnam condemns new Chinese military drills in South China Sea

India Today  

Vietnam on Wednesday accused China of violating its sovereignty by conducting military drills in a disputed part of the South China Sea and said Beijing's actions were "complicating" negotiations on establishing a code of conduct in the region. "China's repeated military exercises in violate Vietnam's sovereignty, complicating negotiations for a Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea …

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