South China Sea

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Over 200 Chinese vessels mass near Philippine reef as Beijing announces live-fire drills

More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels have gathered at Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, roughly 40 kilometers from the Philippine-controlled Second Thomas Shoal, according to satellite imagery analyzed by DeepDive, a private intelligence firm. The massing of vessels, combined…

Philippines says China threat persists despite Trump-Xi summit

The Philippines' defense secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Saturday that the country remains under "severe threat" from China, declaring that a recent thaw in U.S.-China relations following the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing has done nothing to ease tensions in…

China launches combat patrols near Scarborough Shoal amid US-Philippines drills

China's military announced on Thursday that its naval and air forces carried out combat readiness patrols near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a move that coincided with ongoing multinational military exercises led by the Philippines and…