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South China Sea

International

Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart containing China ‘futile’

A Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship (right) collide while chasing a Philippines patrol boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, Aug 11, 2025.
International

Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea: Manila

(From left) Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippines' Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and Asean Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a photo in Vientiane, Laos, Oct 8, 2024.
ASEAN Business

Myanmar and South China Sea to test Asean relevance in summit

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
International

China will ‘crush’ foreign encroachment in South China Sea: military official

A Philippine flag flutters from a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea.
International

China, Philippines hold ‘candid’ talks on disputed shoal

China claims almost the entire South China Sea as its territory based on historic maps, including parts of the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.
International

Malaysia to investigate media leak of classified diplomatic note from China

Beijing has been involved in tense maritime confrontations with Manila in recent months.
International

Philippines says China fired flares at its South China Sea plane

epa11554758 A handout photo made available by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the damaged ship BRP Cape Engano following a collision with a Chinese coast guard vessel near Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea, 19 August 2024. National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) spokesperson Jonathan Malaya announced that the Philippine Coast Guard patrol ships 'BRP Bagacay' and 'BRP Cape Engano' were damaged after being subjected to unlawful and aggressive maneuvers by Chinese Coast Guard ships while en route for a resupply mission to the Spratys islands in South China Sea. EPA-EFE/Philippine Coast Guard HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
International

Beijing says Chinese, Philippine ships ‘collided’ in disputed South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (centre), greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin (right) at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2024.
International

Blinken, Austin hold defence talks with Philippine counterparts

File photo of Chinese Coast Guard vessels firing water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024.
International

Philippines says ‘no incidents’ as it resupplies hotspot reef

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