Category: Maritime
China Conducts Air, Sea Patrols Near Flashpoint Reef
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Saturday after a slew of tense encounters with the Philippines in the disputed waterway in recent months. The patrols coincided with joint exercises carried ...
China Says ‘Supervised’ Philippine Supply Mission to Disputed Reef
China said Friday 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 in the area this year. Beijing claims almost all ...
Japan Warship Asserts Right to Sail Through Taiwan Strait: Media
By Kyoko Hasegawa A Japanese warship cruised through the Taiwan Strait for the first time to assert its freedom of navigation, local media said Thursday, just a week after a Chinese aircraft carrier sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan.
U.S. Backs Philippines Over China Despite Reef Pullout
The United States said Monday it backed Manila's freedom of navigation in the South China Sea after a Philippine ship left a flashpoint reef, leading Beijing to declare "indisputable sovereignty." "There's no legal basis for the PRC's maritime claims in the ...
Philippine Ship in Standoff With China Leaves Flashpoint Reef
A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua had been anchored inside the Sabina Shoal ...
China Says Protecting ‘Rights’ After Philippine Ship Collision
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 ...
China, Philippines Trade Blame in Latest South China Sea Clash
China and the Philippines on Saturday accused each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks. Beijing claims almost all of ...
Philippines Says U.S. Offered to Escort Supply Ships in Disputed Sea
By Cecil Morella The United States has offered to escort Manila's resupply missions to outposts in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military chief said Thursday, following Beijing's intensifying efforts to block them. General ...
China Says Took ‘Control Measures’ Against Philippine Ships Near Disputed Reef
China said it took "control measures" on Monday against two Philippine Coast Guard ships that had entered waters near the disputed Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea. The China Coast Guard accused Manila of sending two ships to "illegally barge ...
New Collision of Chinese, Philippine Vessels Near Flashpoint Shoal
China's coast guard said it rescued Filipino "personnel" who fell overboard Sunday after a Philippine vessel collided with one of its ships near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines slammed China's claims as "completely unfounded". ...
China Says It Rescued ‘Personnel’ After Philippines Collision
China's coast guard said it rescued Filipino "personnel" who fell overboard Sunday after a Philippine vessel collided with one of its ships near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The two nations have had repeated confrontations in the waters ...
Philippines Says Two of Its Ships Damaged in Collisions With China Vessels
The Philippine government said Monday that two of its coast guard ships were damaged in collisions with Chinese vessels that were conducting "unlawful and aggressive maneuvers" near a disputed South China Sea reef. The Chinese coast guard vessels' actions near Sabina ...