Category: Maritime
Beijing Says Chinese, Philippine Ships ‘Collided’ in Disputed South China Sea
By Sam Davies Chinese and Philippine vessels "collided" Monday during a confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing's coast guard said. China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the ...
What Vietnam’s Joint Maritime Exercises Reveal About Its Foreign Policy
The Philippines and Vietnam conducted their first-ever joint Coast Guard exercises off Manila on Friday in what was widely-seen as a move by both governments to rally against Chinese territorial claims to large swathes of the South China Sea. International news ...
Philippines Holds Joint Patrols With U.S., Canada, Australia
The Philippines launched on Wednesday two days of joint sea and air exercises with the United States, Canada and Australia, a joint statement said, as Beijing presses its territorial claim over the South China Sea. The manoeuvres will be held "within ...
China Launches Air, Sea Patrols Near Flashpoint Scarborough Shoal
By Matthew Walsh with Cecil Morella in Manila China on Wednesday carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a flashpoint area also claimed by the Philippines.
China Says Philippines Risks ‘Greater Insecurity’ After U.S. Military Aid Pledge
China on Wednesday warned the Philippines it risks "greater insecurity for itself", after the United States said it would provide $500 million in additional military funding to Manila in the face of Beijing's growing assertiveness. In Manila on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary ...
Philippines Says ‘No Incidents’ as It Resupplies Hotspot Reef
The Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on a South China Sea reef Saturday without "untoward incidents", more than a month after a violent clash with Chinese forces in the area. It said the mission ...
China Warns Philippines of ‘Resolute’ Response in South China Sea
China will "respond resolutely" to any violation by the Philippines of a recent deal to calm tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea, its top diplomat told his Filipino counterpart, Beijing said Saturday. Manila is locked in a ...
Marcos Says Philippines ‘Cannot Yield’ in Territorial Disputes
By Cecil Morella President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday that the Philippines "cannot yield" in territorial disputes, following a series of escalating confrontations with Beijing in the South China Sea. Manila is locked in a longstanding ...
Manila Says Shoal Resupply Missions to Remain Philippine Operation
Manila's resupply missions to troops on a disputed South China Sea atoll will remain purely Philippine operations, the National Security Council said Sunday, after Washington vowed to "do what is necessary" to support them. The Second Thomas Shoal, which hosts a ...
Philippines, China Reach ‘Arrangement’ for Reef Resupply Missions
By Pam Castro The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters.
Philippines, China to Boost Communication Lines on Sea Disputes
The Philippines and China have agreed to raise the number of communication channels that can be used to resolve maritime spats, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday. Manila and Beijing have a long history of territorial disputes in the South ...
China, Russia Conduct Joint Pacific Military Patrol
China and Russia conducted a joint naval patrol in the northern and western Pacific, Beijing's defense ministry said Sunday. The ministry added that the exercise was not "targeted" at any other nation. The two countries have drawn closer in recent years ...