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A diplomatic confrontation intensified after a Philippine official was handed a note from China during a public speech regarding South China Sea claims.
Beijing and Manila exchange sharp warnings in a worsening diplomatic dispute over disputed waters.
Tensions escalate between Manila and Beijing after the Philippines' defense chief was handed a Chinese note during a speech at a Seoul forum.
The Philippine Defense Secretary has publicly condemned China's actions in the South China Sea during a high-profile event in Seoul.
Philippine Defense Chief Teodoro clashes with China at a Seoul security forum over regional stability and military exercises.
Marine life quickly sealed an accidental deep-sea methane leak caused by human drilling beneath the South China Sea.
Mainland China intensifies coastguard patrols, military activity, and surveys near Taiwan, raising blockade concerns.
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China and Indonesia ministers hold high-level talks in Jakarta focusing on security, defence, and economic ties.
Recent imagery reveals China has finished the initial construction phase at a disputed South China Sea reef.
A recent four-day power outage on the USS Benfold in the South China Sea has drawn significant public attention and raised operational concerns.
The USS Benfold, a US Navy destroyer, was left adrift and powerless for four days in the South China Sea last month, impacting 300 sailors aboard.
US special forces are preparing to increase combat drills in the Philippines as part of a broader strategic effort to deter aggression across Asia.
The United States has accused China of using 'dubious' environmental claims to establish a nature reserve and advance territorial control over Scarborough Shoal.
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China has deployed naval and air assets to conduct military drills near the disputed Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea to counter Philippine activities.
Coverage examines the South China Sea a decade after a landmark arbitral award, tracking colliding maritime orders and Beijing's actions.
Tensions escalate in the South China Sea as a Chinese ship targets a Philippine vessel carrying CNN crew members with water cannons.
US Senator Marco Rubio describes Chinese maritime activity in the South China Sea as 'disturbing' following repeated clashes with Philippine vessels.
Diplomatic tensions escalate as the Philippines and China summon each other's envoys following a maritime skirmish.
Top diplomats from ASEAN gather in Manila for security talks amid regional crises and high-level bilateral meetings.
Tensions escalate in the South China Sea as the Philippines and China trade accusations following an injury to a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal.
China and the Philippines are trading accusations following a violent maritime clash that left a Philippine sailor injured at the Second Thomas Shoal.
Southeast Asia's top diplomats convene in Manila for high-stakes security talks amid an escalating energy crisis and regional rifts.
The Philippines has formally protested a Chinese state media video that depicts Filipinos as monkeys, sparking a diplomatic row over alleged racism.
The U.S. Coast Guard is deploying cutters to the Pacific to counter China's aggressive patrols and 'gray-zone' tactics in disputed waters.
China is pressuring European nations to cease their support for a decade-old South China Sea ruling to prevent damage to bilateral relations.
Fourteen nations and the European Union have reaffirmed a landmark 2016 ruling that invalidates China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea.
Ten years after a landmark legal decision, tensions surrounding the South China Sea remain high as the Philippines and China maintain opposing narratives.
China accuses foreign agencies of deploying sensor-equipped marine life to spy on its coastal waters
China sanctions Philippine defense chief over South China Sea remarks, escalating tensions in disputed waters
China escalates maritime tensions by probing foreign ships near Taiwan’s Taiping Island for the first time
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