Tag: Spratly Islands

The Philippines is aiming for a "persistent presence" in the South China Sea, a senior military official said Wednesday, as troops conducted war games featuring the mock retaking of an island in the flashpoint waters. China has sought to expand its ...

The Philippines on Friday denounced China's alleged assault on Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in violent confrontations that have led to fears of armed conflict. Vietnam has accused "Chinese law enforcement forces" ...

A Vietnamese coast guard vessel is en route to the Philippines for joint training exercises, Hanoi said, the first such exchange between the countries in dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, ...

The Philippine government on Monday accused Chinese ships of ramming and damaging its boats in the South China Sea during a confrontation in waters off the Second Thomas Shoal, home to a garrison of Filipino troops. "The People's Liberation Army-Navy, China ...

A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's Coast Guard said. Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast ...

The Philippine Coast Guard said one of its ships was damaged Tuesday in a collision with a China Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the South China Sea. It is the latest ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry pushed back against accusations this week by the Vietnamese government that a pair of disputed islands in the South China Sea that were captured by China in a 1974 battle marked a "serious violation of international law."

China’s Transport Ministry confirmed that three official navigation beacons have been placed close to the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. This follows a similar positioning by the Philippines as the countries pursue competing claims to the island group. Meanwhile, a Chinese naval vessel is on ...