Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal
The Philippine navy has transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea ...
China says Philippines sent supplies to disputed shoal
China said on Friday the Philippines had sent supplies to a warship grounded on Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the ...
Philippine and Chinese forces avoid clash in disputed shoal under rare deal
The delivery of supplies and military personnel to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such trip that did not lead to any ...
China lets Philippines send supplies to warship at disputed shoal
China gave permission for a civilian ship sent by the Philippines to take supplies to its "illegally" beached warship at the ...
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Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila's jurisdiction to fortify claims
These included several features within the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal, both also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan. The naming is seen by analysts as a bid to assert China ...
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China maps out claim to Scarborough Shoal amid dispute with Philippines
Most of these features are located in the Spratly Islands, including several near the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal where ships from the two countries have clashed repeatedly.
Philippine Daily Inquirer6d
Manila’s new laws on West Philippine Sea will annoy Beijing – analysts
These operations are conducted particularly in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and Escoda (Sabina) Shoal. The most violent incident occurred on June 17 which resulted in one ...
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Mysterious buoys: China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign devices at sea
In June, the Chinese coastguard intercepted an unidentified device dropped by a US military aircraft near Second Thomas Shoal, believed to be able detect submarines. Last year, China deployed ...
The Diplomat4d
Philippines’ Marcos Signs Laws Aimed at Strengthening Maritime Claims
The agreement, which is designed to reduce tensions at Second Thomas Shoal, was the subject of immediate disagreement between Beijing and Manila. If there is no course correction, it might damage ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer6d
PH right not to let US join in West Philippine Sea resupply mission – NSC
Washington recently made the offer to escort Manila’s ships during its resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre, its grounded naval outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, following Beijing’s aggressive ...
Washington Times6d
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea threaten the world order
most recently directed at the Philippines and that nation’s sovereignty over Second Thomas Shoal, according to a finding from the U.N. arbitral tribunal. Iranian leader Ali Khamenei’s stated ...
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Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila's jurisdiction to fortify claims
These included several features within the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal, both also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan. The naming is seen by analysts as a bid to assert China’s ...