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A US Navy guided-missile destroyer performed a so-called Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed Scarborough ...
The U.S. sent two warships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where two Chinese ships recently collided while ...
The Philippines is not out to instigate conflict in the South China Sea but will continue to defend its sovereign rights when ...
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Staying the course in the South China Sea

The number of Chinese ships at the shoal has been growing since last year. “Swarming” is one of China’s “gray zone” tactics — ...
The Philippines is not intimidated by China’s use of military force and sees no need to utilize its own military assets to ...
First confrontation between Chinese and US warships near Scarborough Shoal in six years comes after a pair of Chinese vessels ...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship was spotted “pretty close” off Manila Bay on Friday in what appeared to be a move to intercept a PCG vessel ...
The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday to a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the ...
THE PHILIPPINES is opting to keep its warships away from a disputed atoll in the South China Sea (SCS) for now, preferring to let its coast guard handle operations to avoid escalating tensions with ...
It is the latest sign of the persistent tensions between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea atoll. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
There are signs that Beijing has tried to gloss over the collision. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday there is no need for the Philippine military to step in despite ...