Philippines, New Zealand eye forces deal, share concern over South China Sea

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon agreed on Thursday to deepen defence cooperation and expressed serious concern over the South China Sea, ... Read More

South China Sea: Why are China and Philippines tensions heating up?

An escalating diplomatic row and recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally, have made the highly strategic South China Sea a potential flashpoint between Washington ... Read More

Why US-China Tensions Are Growing in the South China Sea

China is increasingly challenging that status quo, using its growing military power to press long-standing territorial claims. So Washington is moving to reshape its decades-old regional alliances to ... Read More

China coastguard's 'dangerous manoeuvres' caused South China Sea collision, Philippines says

which China calls Renai Reef, so it had to take control measures. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, which includes the Second Thomas Shoal, and has deployed vessels to patrol there ... Read More

Biden Set To Warn Beijing As China, Philippines Feud Over World War 2-Era Ship In South China Sea: 'Underestimating The Potential For Escalation'

What Happened: Biden will discuss the situation around the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands. The Chinese coast guard has allegedly used water cannons to prevent the ... Read More

South China Sea: Dramatic stand-off escalates tensions between Philippines and Beijing

A dramatic stand-off unfolded in the South China Sea this week between the Philippines ... China asserting indisputable sovereignty over the reef, situated 1,300 km off its mainland. Read More

China Accused of Attacking US Ally in South China Sea: What We Know

China claims sovereignty over Second Thomas Shoal, as it does most of the South China Sea, despite the fact the ... floating barrier at the mouth of the reef's lagoon. "A Philippine warship ... Read More

Wrecks, rats and roaches: Standoff in the South China Sea

Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the South China ... much of the region during World War II. The islands are part of a huge swath of the South China Sea and fall within what Beijing calls ... Read More

China's embassy condemns Philippine envoy's remarks on South China Sea

The remarks "wantonly hyped up the South China Sea issue and made speculations and malicious smears against China," the embassy said in a statement. Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Wednesday that ... Read More

South China Sea: The battle for Scarborough Shoal

The coral reef, roughly the size of ... You can see more on this story in: Our World - Battle for the South China Sea, this weekend on BBC World News. Footage seen by the BBC shows Rohingya ... Read More

China warned as Philippine president proposes countermeasures against Beijing's aggression

Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. The Philippines on Thursday clapped back at China following ... Read More