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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.
Would China's South China Sea Fake Islands 'Sink' in a War?
China’s militarization of the South China Sea (SCS) has established a powerful anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) network across the region, positioning it to delay or block U.S. intervention in a Taiwan contingency.
Philippine military holds South China Sea combat drills as Chinese navy watches
In the drills, a Philippine navy frigate approached Loaita Island, which the Philippines calls Kota Island, while four speedboats with marines and navy sailors landed on its beach. A Philippine air force aircraft later dropped food and other supplies to the forces that retook the island.
China built a $50 billion military stronghold in the South China Sea
See how China has spent tens of billions of dollars turning farm fields and seaports into military complexes on Hainan and remote outposts in the South China Sea.
China's navy flexed new muscles in the South China Sea with its first dual aircraft carrier drills
Photos show its Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers carrying out dual operations for the first time in the South China Sea.
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails to South China Sea
On Monday night, the People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) sailed out of the Philippine Sea back into the South China Sea, Japan’s Joint Staff Office (JSO) announced on Tuesday.
Philippines unlikely to turn up heat in South China Sea dispute after US election: report
Survey of analysts by Beijing think tank says tensions will continue but a major escalation is not expected The Philippines is likely to maintain a "low-intensity" approach to China in the transition period after the United States election,
Philippines confident in US alliance under Trump amid China tensions, envoy says
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China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
The system, purported to have advanced counter-stealth capabilities, could challenge how US forces operate in the region.
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Rising Tensions in the South China Sea: The Strategic Calculations at Play
The high-stakes power struggle in the South China Sea unfolds as China’s audacious ambitions collide with the Philippines' ...
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South China Sea: A Ticking Time Bomb for Global Trade
Experts warn that escalating territorial disputes in the South China Sea could disrupt global trade and potentially lead to ...
Explainer: China-U.S. talks on critical issues under threat as new Trump era looms
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump inherits a United States-China relationship reset by presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping ...
Hanoi demands Beijing return detained Vietnamese fishermen, ramps up island-building
Hanoi is taking a more transparent and outspoken approach to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea following the beating ...
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Experts weigh in on real threats to stability in South China Sea
They stressed that it was made by a tribunal that had no jurisdiction, and that the award, in breach of the United Nations ...
China's PLA navy perform first dual aircraft formation exercise in South China Sea
China's aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carried out dual aircraft carrier formation exercises for the first time in ...