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Philippines And US Strengthen Security Ties Amid China Threat

Recent developments in the South China Sea involving the Philippines, China, and the US raise concerns over potential conflicts and territorial disputes.

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Typhoon batters storm-weary Philippines and displaces thousands more people as a new storm threatens

Typhoon Toraji has unleashed floods, knocked down trees and caused power outages in the northern Philippines before weakening into a tropical storm and blowing out to the South China Sea

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China Publishes Baselines For Contested Shoal In South China Sea

China's publication of baselines for Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea escalates tensions over conflicting territorial claims with the Philippines.

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China publishes new details of its sweeping claims to South China Sea in row over Philippine law

The move from Beijing comes just a day after the Philippines signed two laws defining the country’s maritime zones

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China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

The Independent UK

China's Xi Meets Indonesian President In Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Beijing on Saturday, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

International Business Times

Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims

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Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches

Philippine forces have stage drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance

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Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea

The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China

The Independent UK

Storm Trami affecting Northeast

Tropical Storm Trami left Vietnam for the South China Sea and was bringing heavy rain to part of the Northeast of Thailand on Monday, according to the Meteorological Department.

Bangkok Post

China building ‘counter-stealth’ radar on disputed South China Sea reef, satellite pictures suggest

Upgraded Triton Island outpost in the Paracel archipelago expands China’s surveillance capabilities in the region

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia Drives Away Chinese Ship In Disputed South China Sea

Indonesian patrol ships repel Chinese coast guard vessel in South China Sea dispute over Natuna Islands. Tensions rise as China asserts jurisdiction despit...

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Indonesia says its coast guard drove away Chinese ship that interrupted survey in disputed sea

Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the second time in four days, Indonesian authorities said Thursday

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Blinken condemns China’s ‘dangerous and unlawful’ moves in South China Sea

Top US diplomat says Beijing has ‘injured people’ and ‘harmed vessels’ of rival nations in the disputed waters.

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Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China's 'dangerous' actions in disputed sea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed South China Sea during an annual summit meeting, and pledged the U.S. will continue to uphold freedom of navigation in the vital sea trade…

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What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea?

Confrontations in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines continue despite efforts to manage disputes.

International Business Times

Philippines Challenges China Over South China Sea At ASEAN Meet

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the South China Sea at regional summit talks on Thursday, as fears grow that conflict could erupt in the disputed waterway.

The Independent UK

China seeks deeper economic ties with ASEAN at summit talks as South China Sea disputes lurk

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for deeper market integration with Southeast Asia during annual summit talks where territorial disputes in the South China Sea are likely to be high on the agenda

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Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos in a summit set to tackle crisis in Myanmar and disputed sea

Southeast Asian leaders gathered in the capital of Laos for an annual regional forum that will focus on tackling the prolonged civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea

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Vietnam condemns China for assault on its fishermen in the disputed South China Sea

Vietnam has condemned China while saying that Chinese law enforcement personnel assaulted 10 Vietnamese fishermen, damaged their fishing gear and seized about 4 tons of fish catch near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea

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Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say

Vietnam's state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by both China and Vietnam, and 10 crew members sustained injuries

The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping’s ‘gunboat diplomacy’ risks driving his bullied neighbours into enemy hands

Chinese aggression in the South China Sea forcing countries such as Japan to increase defences and talk up an ‘Asian Nato’

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Chinese scientists use Starlink signals to detect stealth aircraft and drones

Chinese scientists have successfully used Starlink satellite signals to detect a moving stealth target during a radar experiment in the South China Sea.

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US-China Military Talks Address Taiwan, South China Sea Clashes

Recent U.S.-China military talks in Beijing addressed Taiwan, Russia-Ukraine conflict, and South China Sea tensions, aiming to enhance communication and pr...

International Business Times

Philippine Ship In Standoff With China Leaves Flashpoint Reef

A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday.

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