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Second Thomas Shoal | A symbol of defiance
10 months ago

Second Thomas Shoal | A symbol of defiance

The Hindu  

Lying in the waters around the Spratly Islands, a derelict ship at the Second Thomas Shoal has become a symbol of the Philippines’ defiance in the hotly contested South China Sea. China’s claims China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, including the Second Thomas Shoal, based on the historical and controversial Nine-dash line. The distance between Mischief …

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Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for a second day
1 year, 1 month ago

Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for a second day

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, just a day after similar hostilities at another contested shoal, Philippine officials said. Drone video footage and photographs issued by the Philippine coast guard …

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Beijing accuses US navy of ‘illegally’ entering South China Sea territory
1 year, 1 month ago

Beijing accuses US navy of ‘illegally’ entering South China Sea territory

Al Jazeera  

China says that the United States has undermined ‘regional peace and stability’. “The US deliberately disrupted the situation in the South China Sea,” the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater asserted in a statement. Dwarfed by China’s military might, the country has sought support from US forces, the major military power patrolling the important shipping lanes and fishing grounds in the …

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The Philippines and China report a new maritime confrontation near a contested South China Sea shoal
1 year, 2 months ago

The Philippines and China report a new maritime confrontation near a contested South China Sea shoal

The Hindu  

Chinese and Philippine vessels engaged in a new confrontation in the South China Sea on Friday, with Manila charging that a Chinese coast guard ship and accompanying vessels conducted dangerous maneuvers and blasted a Philippine supply ship with a water cannon in disputed waters. Last month, a Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard …

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Chinese coast guard claims to have chased away Philippine navy ship from South China Sea shoal
1 year, 3 months ago

Chinese coast guard claims to have chased away Philippine navy ship from South China Sea shoal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Coast guard spokesman Gan Yu said the Philippine ship …

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