The Latest Breaking News from South China Sea

Chinese coast guard fires water cannon and rams Philippine vessel in disputed South China Sea

Video issued by the Philippine coast guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship firing a water cannon

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

China, Philippines Trade Blame Over Boat Collision In Disputed Sea

The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, though Beijing blamed Manila for the incident.

International Business Times · Oct 12, 2025

Typhoon Matmo to bring heavy rain to Thailand

Typhoon Matmo has intensified over the upper South China Sea and made landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. 

Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2025

China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea

Beijing issues warning after joint exercises involving the US and Japan as it pushes a nature reserve plan in the area.

Al Jazeera · Sep 14, 2025

US condemns Beijing’s South China Sea ‘nature reserve’ plan

China’s plan to build a nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal brings strong responses from the Philippines and US.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2025

Philippines Protests China Nature Reserve Plan For Scarborough Shoal

The Philippines on Thursday protested Beijing's plan for a "nature reserve" on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, with a top official calling it a pretext for "eventual occupation" of the South China Sea site.

International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025

Philippines protests China's plan for a nature reserve at a hotly disputed shoal

The Philippines is protesting a plan by China to establish a nature reserve at one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea and demanding that Beijing withdraw it immediately

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines

China has approved the construction of a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory also claimed by the Philippines in the South China Sea

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Philippine forces deliver supplies and personnel to disputed South China Sea shoal despite tensions

Filipino forces have transported food, fuel and other supplies to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea

Manila says exercise with Australia, Canada shows a ‘commitment’ to defence cooperation with ‘like-minded nations’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025