US Ally Withdraws From Disputed Territory As China Claims Win
Crew members of the Philippine coast guard ship had run out of critical supplies, including water, during a monthslong standoff with Chinese forces.
The scary new map of the South China Sea
A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in the Spratly Islands, three of them with large airfields,
Philippines withdraws from disputed reef in South China Sea
The Philippines has withdrawn a coastguard ship keeping watch over a disputed reef after a months-long stand-off with China. The Teresa Magbanua, Manila’s largest coastguard vessel, returned to port on Sunday from the Sabina Shoal after blocking and ramming by the Chinese coastguard left the crew dehydrated and malnourished and the ship damaged,
US Trains for Drone War in Contested South China Sea
The U.S. Air Force revealed last week that its drone units have been training for an "unmanned" war in the contested South China Sea as regional tensions continue to rise. The "Reaper Smoke" annual competition,
Philippines to continue to deploy vessels in contested South China Sea shoal
The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday after a Philippine ship returned to port after a five-month deployment there.
South China Sea conflict near Philippines could be next U.S.-China flashpoint
The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.
Philippines deploys new coast guard ship to Sabina Shoal, defying China's demands for withdrawal
The Philippines is sending a new vessel to replace the coast guard ship Teresa Magbanua at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea after the original ship returned to port.
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Senators offer new bill to sanction backers of China maritime militia
The legislation is in response to gray-zone activities that the U.S. and its partners have struggled to address.
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Okinawa Suffers for Imperial Japan’s Sins
Unfortunately, Okinawa’s problem runs far deeper than the location of just one base.
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'Salami tactics', the Philippines, Ukraine and the 'tyranny of time'
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea as its "historic waters" and has continued to build up outposts and increased maritime activity, despite a 2016 United Nations maritime court ruling ...
Leaked communique increases China-Malaysia tensions over South China Sea
The decisive factor that has brought the Philippines to the brink of war with China, while Malaysian relations with China ...
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Philippines Could Provoke China at 'Another Chinese Island', Says Global Times
Zhongye Dao is a part of Nansha Qundao, as the Spratly Islands are known in China, but "illegally occupied" by the Philippines, Global Times reported late on Thursday. The Philippines national ...
Beijing’s island-grab playbook: South China Sea tactics and their implications for India
Given the proven Chinese disregard for international law and rules-based orders, any government on the other side of the ...
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South China Sea: why Beijing takes a low-key approach to Vietnam but not the Philippines
China’s response to Vietnam’s rapid expansion of its land reclamation in the Spratly Islands has been muted so far – a stark contrast to Beijing’s increasingly assertive response to the ...
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Military confirms marines back on Pratas Island: source
The military confirmed that marines are once again garrisoning Pratas Island (Dongsha Island, 東沙島) and augmenting its ...