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China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat

China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat

  • The Philippines and China have been locked in repeated maritime standoffs in the South China Sea in recent years
  • China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea via a “nine-dash line” on its maps
By Reuters ·
Philippines warns Chinese research ship in disputed waters

Philippines warns Chinese research ship in disputed waters

By AFP ·
Philippines and US stage counter-landing drills with allies near South China Sea

Philippines and US stage counter-landing drills with allies near South China Sea

By Reuters ·
Special Philippine and Chinese delegations meet in Quanzhou, China, for talks on the disputed South China Sea, March 28, 2026.

Philippines, China restart talks on energy cooperation in disputed sea

By Ellie Aben ·
China conducts patrol around disputed South China Sea shoal

China conducts patrol around disputed South China Sea shoal

By Reuters ·
Philippines urges China to keep tone ‘calm’ as rhetoric heats up 

Philippines urges China to keep tone ‘calm’ as rhetoric heats up 

By Reuters ·
China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea

China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea

By Reuters ·
Special Philippines steps up security at newly found gas field near South China Sea video

Philippines steps up security at newly found gas field near South China Sea

By Ellie Aben ·
ASEAN’s top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and manage South China Sea disputes

ASEAN’s top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and manage South China Sea disputes

By AP ·
China, Philippines launch rescue missions for distressed cargo ship near Scarborough Shoal

China, Philippines launch rescue missions for distressed cargo ship near Scarborough Shoal

By Reuters ·
China drives away Philippine aircraft above disputed Scarborough Shoal

China drives away Philippine aircraft above disputed Scarborough Shoal

By Reuters ·
Philippines says China fired flares toward its patrol plane in the disputed South China Sea

Philippines says China fired flares toward its patrol plane in the disputed South China Sea

By AP ·
Chinese ship jams communications as Filipino forces deliver supplies to Philippines-occupied shoal

Chinese ship jams communications as Filipino forces deliver supplies to Philippines-occupied shoal

By AP ·

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