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The Philippines says it has no plans to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after the Chinese coast guard reportedly rammed, boarded and used machetes and axes to damage two Philippine navy boats in a chaotic faceoff that injured several Filipino navy personnel at a disputed shoal…

Vietnam says it's ready to hold talks with the Philippines to settle their overlapping claims to the undersea continental shelf in the South China Sea

Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing weapons including sticks, knives and an axe clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed.

Philippines says coastguard personnel armed with knives and spears boarded their boats at Second Thomas Shoal.

The Philippine military chief has demanded that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea

Monday's incident was the latest in a series of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to the disputed area.

Tensions escalate between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea over collision near Second Thomas Shoal, drawing condemnation from the US.

China's actions in the South China Sea are escalating tensions, with concerns of conflict rising. Multiple countries claim the Spratly Islands, and the Phi...

Recent clash between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea raises concerns over regional stability and territorial disputes.