A Chinese navy helicopter came within 3 meters of a Philippine patrol plane over the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday. The Philippine pilot radioed warnings about the dangerously close proximity of the helicopter.The Chinese helicopter's actions were an attempt to force a Philippine Bureau of ...
Liu Dejun, a spokesperson for China's Coast Guard, said four Philippine ships had "dangerously approached" the coast guard's "normal law enforcement patrol vessels," forcing the Chinese forces to "exercise control" around the Scarborough Shoal, which China claims as its territory and calls...
Separately, the Philippine coast guard said it has been ordering Chinese coast guard ships to stay away from the Scarborough Shoal, another disputed area about 124 nautical miles (230 kilometers) off the northwestern Philippines. The Chinese coast guard ships have approached up to 60 nautical mile...
The joint patrol on Tuesday over the Scarborough Shoal was the first by the longtime treaty allies since President Donald Trump took office again. 11 days ago Philippines shores up defenses with increased military spending Defense leaders in Manila are beefing up the country's defenses as China as...
The joint patrol and air-intercept drills over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines were the first by the longtime treaty allies since U.S. President Donald Trump took office again. Trump’s “America First” foreign policy thrust has sparked concerns ...
aThe statement came amid increased tensions after China deployed ships near the Scarborough Shoal, an outcropping in the South China Sea just about 230 kilometres (140 miles) from the Philippines' main island of Luzon.[translate] a旅游业的发展带来造成许多环境问题。 The tourism development brings cr...
Philippine officials say the Chinese coast guard has targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
The navies of the Philippines, Australia, Japan, the US, and New Zealand conducted a joint sail in the West Philippine Sea Saturday, September 28, 2024, while China carried out a similar operation near Scarborough Shoal. The sail took place in the West Philippine Sea – Manila’s nam...
Three Philippine coast guard and bureau of fisheries vessels were on routine patrol to protect Filipino fishermen at the Scarborough Shoal when several Chinese coast guard and navy ships approached and staged “aggressive actions” after dawn, the Philippine coast guard said. ...
China surrounded Scarborough Shoal with its coast guard and other ships after a tense territorial standoff with the Philippines in 2012. The Philippines responded by bringing its disputes with China to international arbitration in 2013 and largely won three years later when an arbitration panel in Th...