south china sea dispute

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) – China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after

By Manolo Serapio Jr. (Bloomberg) –The Philippines and Australia kicked off their first joint maritime patrols on Saturday, days after the Southeast

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday,

MANILA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ coast guard said on Saturday it would maintain its regular supply missions to troops stationed on a

By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his country, the Philippines and the United States were

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The United States and China held “candid” talks on maritime issues, including on the contested South China

BEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Monday that a Philippine military ship “illegally entered” waters near

By Philip J. Heijmans and Cliff Venzon (Bloomberg) –Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most

By Enrico Dela Cruz and Karen Lema MANILA, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday accused Chinese coastguard vessels of

BEIJING/MANILA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South

BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said on Sunday it “lawfully” blocked Philippine vessels

By Cecilia Yap Oct 15, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines asked China to stop “dangerous maneuvers and aggressive actions” in the South China

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, but this time it’s not the US and China squaring off. The disagreement

By Neil Jerome Morales and Andrew Hayley MANILA/BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The coastguard of the Philippines urged the country’s fishermen on

Sept 26 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday vowed not to back down against a Chinese move to block its fishermen from a hotly contested area of

MANILA, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Sunday accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating

By Ian Sayson Sep 16, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippine armed forces said it’s doubling efforts on maritime surveillance after detecting a

SOUTH CHINA SEA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but

MANILA, Aug 27 (Reuters) – China’s “aggressive behavior” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by

MANILA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The Philippine armed forces said on Saturday it would again seek to resupply troops stationed in a rusty World War