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Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal

Two Philippine supply boats have breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger security crisis that could draw in the United States

The Independent UK

3 Filipino fishermen die in South China Sea after their boat is hit by a passing commercial vessel

The Philippine coast guard says three Filipino fishermen have died in the disputed South China Sea after their boat was accidentally hit by a passing commercial vessel

The Independent UK

Philippine fishers killed after collision with suspected oil tanker in South China Sea

President Ferdinand Marcos said the incident in waters off Scarborough Shoal was under investigation, but urged people to refrain from ‘speculation’

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Philippines Marcos Jr says boat deaths in South China Sea being probed

Philippine Coast Guard said three Filipino fishermen died when their boat was hit and sank in disputed sea.

Al Jazeera

‘Risk of miscalculation’ rises in South China Sea as Beijing ramps up aggressive tactics

Tensions over the resource-rich region are intensifying as China attempts to cut access for nations with competing claims, such as the Philippines

The Guardian - UK

China issues warning for military exercises in parts of South China Sea

Notice to shipping comes amid rising tension between Beijing and Manila over disputed Scarborough Shoal.

Al Jazeera

Philippines says it will remove any barrier China installs in the disputed South China Sea

A Philippine admiral says Filipino forces will dismantle any floating barrier that China’s coast guard may install in the disputed South China Sea

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What set off the latest South China Sea row between China and Philippines?

Beijing warns Manila not to ‘stir up trouble’ after the Philippine coastguard removes buoys installed by China.

Al Jazeera

Philippines removes South China Sea ‘floating barrier’ installed by China

Manila says President Marcos issued the order in defiance of Beijing’s position that the disputed area belongs to China.

Al Jazeera

Manila vows to remove barrier placed by China's coast guard at a disputed site

Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea.

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Philippines mulls court action against Beijing in South China Sea dispute

Country could file second case with International Court of Arbitration over China’s alleged destruction of coral reefs.

Al Jazeera

Southeast Asia nations hold first joint navy drills near disputed South China Sea

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has begun its first joint naval exercise at a time when several member countries are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area

The Independent UK

Australia and the Philippines strengthen their ties as South China Sea disputes heat up

Australia and the Philippines have elevated their seven-decade ties to a strategic level to broaden an alliance underpinned by their rejection of China’s increasingly provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point

As week of key meetings gets under way, Indonesia’s foreign minister tells counterparts the group must prove its worth.

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The Independent UK

China's new national map has set off a wave of protests. Why?

China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as contested parts of India and Russia, and official objections continue to mount

Al Jazeera

Malaysia rejects new China map claiming entire South China Sea

Government says ‘complex’ dispute needs to be resolved through dialogue and urges swift agreement on code of conduct.

The Conversation

As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it's wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea

At the end of last week, 1,200 Australian troops took part in a joint military exercise in the Philippines with hundreds of Filipino and American forces. Their mission: simulating the retaking of an island by a hostile force, presumably in the South China Sea.

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Australian, US, Filipino forces practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea

Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, have practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill on the northwestern Philippine coast facing the South China Sea

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Philippines supplies grounded South China Sea ship despite China threats

Philippine Coast Guard says Chinese vessels continue to ‘block, harass and interfere’ with its supply ships.

The Independent UK

Chinese coast guard blocks Philippine vessels near disputed shoal but two supply boats breach cordon

As a US Navy plane circled, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a confrontation in the South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal

The Independent UK

China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show China is constructing an airstrip on a South China Sea island also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan

The Guardian - UK

US and China spar over Philippine shipwreck-turned-military outpost

Vessel becomes potential flashpoint as Beijing orders Philippines to remove wreck housing marines in South China Sea

The Times of India

Why a stranded WWII ship is inflaming China, Philippine tensions

MANILA: The latest spat between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has an unlikely object at its center: a World War II-era ship that’s now rusty after being stranded in contested waters for more than two decades.

France 24

Philippines summons China ambassador over water cannoned boats in South China Sea

Manila summoned Beijing's envoy Monday after the China Coast Guard blocked and water cannoned Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos said.

The Independent UK

Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed sea, official says

A senior Philippine official tells The Associated Press that the Philippine government has summoned the Chinese ambassador to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard’s use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea

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