China Coast Guard shadows PH convoy
(UPDATE) CHINA Coast Guard vessels on Wednesday began shadowing a convoy of Philippine civilian boats on their way to a disputed South China Sea shoal, a convoy spokesman said.
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India, Philippines Are Growing Closer Over A Common Cause - China
India is all set to send its first-ever defence attaché to the Philippines. The military attaché is expected to take charge in about three to four months after the final clearance from the Defence Minister's office. A defence or military attaché is part of the diplomatic establishment in the host country and is tasked with tracking military developments in the region. According to a source, the move is in sync with India's geostrategic and geo-economic efforts to shape a narrative in the Indo-Pacific.
Philippines accuses China of water cannon attack on supply vessel
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of blocking and firing water cannon at a Filipino supply vessel Saturday morning off a remote and contested South China Sea reef.
China coast guard says it took measures against Philippine vessels at Second Thomas Shoal
BEIJING: China's coast guard said on Tuesday that it took control measures against Philippine vessels that illegally intruded into waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, which is a disputed atoll in the South China Sea. The Coast Guard statement said the incident happened near waters adjacent to Renai Reef, also known as the Second Thomas Shoal, an area in the South China Sea that has seen numerous run-ins by China's coast guard and Philippine vessels over the past few months.
Marcos: Case over cyanide fishing possible if ‘there’s enough ground’
MANILA, Philippines — The government will pursue legal action against Chinese fishermen if evidence supports claims of cyanide fishing in Bajo de Masinloc, also known as the Scarborough Shoal, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Tuesday.
EDITORIAL — Credible self-defense
It’s a water cannon that employs force, not a water pistol that squirts liquid. The cannon’s force is strong enough to damage a ship’s engine. Which is what happened in the latest attack launched by the China Coast Guard against Philippine vessels within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea.
Maritime face-off: Philippines mulls expelling Beijing envoy as tensions soar over South China Sea
NEW DELHI: The Philippines on Monday said it was "seriously considering" expelling Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian following the most tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed South China Sea.Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed Chinese ships blasting water cannon at Philippine boats during two separate resupply missions to fishermen at Scarborough Shoal and a tiny garrison at Second Thomas Shoal on Saturday and Sunday.
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over sea confrontations
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed South China Sea.
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