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The Latest Breaking News from the 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

China's coast guard holds National Day celebrations at disputed shoal claimed by Philippines

China's coast guard has raised the national flag near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

China says it wants to protect coral reefs in the South China Sea. Experts are doubtful

China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters

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Philippines Says One Injured In China Coast Guard Water Cannon Attack

The Philippines said one person was injured Tuesday when a water cannon attack by a China Coast Guard vessel shattered a window on the bridge of a fisheries bureau ship near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

International Business Times

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

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

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

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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

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

Australian and Philippine defense chiefs to talk as disputes simmer over the South China Sea

Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are to meet in Manila for talks that will spotlight their concern over Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Australian and Philippine forces launch largest military exercises near disputed South China Sea

Australia has launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving over 3,600 personnel in live-fire drills and a beach assault near the South China Sea

The Independent UK

China’s aircraft carriers in Pacific signals ability to ‘contest’ US power

Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.

Al Jazeera

US briefly deploys 2 warships to a disputed South China Sea shoal after Chinese collision

The United States has deployed two warships to the disputed South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal

The Independent UK

Philippine military blames China for ships collision in disputed South China Sea

The confrontation near the Scarborough Shoal was the latest flare-up of the long-simmering territorial standoff in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

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International Business Times

Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Boat In South China Sea

A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.

International Business Times

Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Boat In South China Sea: Manila

A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.

The Independent UK

Satellite images reveal alarming scale of China’s military build-up in disputed South China Sea

Latest satellite images of Mischief Reef show sprawling runways, missile shelters, and large aircraft hangars

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The Independent UK

Trump and Philippine leader plan to talk tariffs and China at the White House

President Donald Trump plans to host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House

The Independent UK

US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states in South China Sea

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics” and the United States and other allied countries are ready to further boost deterrence against Beijing’s aggression

Euronews

Lithuania's defence chief praises Philippine campaign about Beijing's aggression in South China Sea

A 2016 international arbitration decision invalidated China’s claims based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, but Beijing has rejected the ruling and continues to defy it.

The Conversation

Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea

The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a stake in the waters has stirred up yet more trouble.

Al Jazeera

Beijing warns the EU to stop ‘provoking trouble’ in the South China Sea

The warning from China’s embassy in the Philippines follows criticism from a top EU official about Beijing’s conduct.

The Conversation

Australia must not become complacent to China’s aggression in the South China Sea

Last week, Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The incident was well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and was completely unprovoked.

International Business Times

Macron Gives Vietnamese Students A Lesson In 'Impulsive' Superpowers

Between jabs at Donald Trump's US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that "on the impulse of a superpower, everything can change".

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