Philippines, South China Sea

Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I'll return missiles to US
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called its “aggressive and coercive behavior” in the disputed South China Sea.
South China Sea: Philippines arrests five more Chinese for ‘spying’
Philippine security officials said Thursday they took into custody five more Chinese spies, following the arrest of a compatriot for espionage this month.
Philippines arrests five more Chinese spies amid rising tensions in South China Sea
The arrests come as confrontations between the two Asian neighbours over contested reefs and waters in the strategic South China Sea have escalated in recent months
Chinese Military Confronts US Ally in South China Sea
An expert told Newsweek China is hostile due to frustration at the presence of the U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines.
South China Sea tensions erupt as Beijing's vessels accused of 'harassment'
Philippine fishing boats claimed they were harassed by China, labelling the incident as a "blatant disregard" of a regulation preventing collisions at sea.
Philippines accuses China’s forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea
The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea,
US Aircraft Carrier Patrols South China Sea Amid Chinese Military Presence
China's claims in the South China Sea overlap with those of the Philippines, which is a U.S. security treaty ally.
Philippines launches comic to counter China's South China Sea claims
One fictional student in the 40-page comic book describes China as a bully and another says Beijing's "behavior is outrageous."
Philippines launches comic book to counter China’s ‘disinformation’ in the disputed South China Sea
The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
China Wants to Rule the Seas—It Claims to Have the Most Advanced Technology to Spy on American Subs.
China is on a mission to become the world’s dominant superpower by 2049. That goal is driving a desire to build a world-class ...
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The State of the South China Sea: Coercion at Sea, Slow Progress on a Code of Conduct
Four major developments shaped the security environment in the South China Sea in 2024: (1) increased Chinese coercion ...
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Is Cambodia slipping out of China’s orbit?
But all is not well between China and Cambodia these days. China made no new loans to Cambodia last year. It has been ...
"Supergiant" sea bug named after Darth Vader found in South China Sea
Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising ...
US Ally 'Actively Challenging' China in Contested Waters
China's coast guard continues its weeklong presence near the Philippines' Zambales Province in what one analyst calls "a new ...