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South China Sea

China Stages 'Combat Readiness' Patrols Around Scarborough Shoal

State media showcased high-end assets to signal a sharper PLA posture.

Philippines Grounds Ferry Operator After Deadly Sinking That Left 18 Dead, 10 Missing

Xi Declares Taiwan Reunification 'Unstoppable' After PLA Ends Two-Day Drills

Philippines Files Formal Protest Over China Coast Guard Water Cannons at Sabina Shoal

Philippines Says Chinese Coast Guard Water Cannons Injured Fishermen at Sabina Shoal

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From USS Nimitz Crash in South China Sea

China Rejects Australia’s ‘Unsafe’ Claim After Flares Near RAAF Plane

U.S. Condemns China After Philippine Vessel Rammed Near Thitu Island

Chinese Water Cannon Attack Injures Filipino Sailor Near Scarborough Shoal

Water Cannon Clash at Scarborough Shoal as China Alleges Collision, Philippines Reports Injury

U.S. Backs Philippines, Rejects China’s Scarborough Shoal ‘Nature Reserve’

China Designates Nature Reserve at Scarborough Shoal as Philippines Lodges Protest

Australia, Canada, Philippines and U.S. Complete Joint Maritime Activity in Philippines’ EEZ

China Warns Philippines of 'Consequences' as Tensions Rise at Second Thomas Shoal

China Masses Coast Guard and Armed Boats Near Philippine Outpost at Second Thomas Shoal

U.S. Warships Stage FONOP at Scarborough Shoal Following Chinese Vessel Collision

Chinese Warship and Coast Guard Cutter Collide During South China Sea Chase

China and Russia Launch Pacific Patrol After Joint Sea-2025 Drills While Western Carrier Groups Remain at Sea

China Uses Water Cannon to Expel Philippine Vessel From Scarborough Shoal