China, Philippines and Scarborough Shoal

China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China Sea.
Philippines, China Tensions Build Over Disputed Shoal Baselines
The Philippines has protested China’s baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as tensions between the two nations build up anew over their competing claims in the South China Sea. A protest was filed in relation to China’s action, the ...
China’s baselines near Scarborough Shoal aim to ‘exert more pressure’ on Philippines: analysts
China declared its maritime baselines around Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines passed laws defining its maritime zones and sea lanes last week.
China holds joint drill amid escalating maritime tensions with Philippines
China on Wednesday held joint military drills amid escalating maritime disputes with the Philippines, state media reported. The Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held naval and air combat readiness patrols around the Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines.
Philippines and China South China Sea tensions build up over disputed Scarborough Shoal baselines
The Philippines has protested China’s baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as tensions between the two nations build up anew over their competing claims in the South China Sea.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
Challenging China? French nuclear-powered carrier could visit Japan, Philippines
France's Charles de Gaulle is also expected to carry out Exercise Pacific Steller around the waters near Guam.
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China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move ...
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China draws up new map for southernmost city amid tension over disputed islands with Philippines
oversees disputed South China Sea territories also claimed by neighbouring countries like Vietnam, Taiwan, the ...
Patrol around Scarborough Shoal ‘in accordance with the law’, China’s Southern Theatre Command says
The Chinese military conducted a joint sea and air patrol around the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday amid continuing tensions ...
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Philippines lodges protest with China over disputed shoal
Authorities in the Philippines have lodged a protest with Beijing for unilaterally claiming an area of the South China Sea that lies within Manila's exclusive economic zone. Officials in Beijing ...
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Philippines says China is pushing it to cede South China Sea claims
STORY: :: China and the Philippines trade barbs over disputed areas of the South China Sea :: Canberra, Australia :: ...
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Teodoro sees ‘increasing demand’ from China to force PH to surrender rights in WPS
(Photo: DND) There is a growing pressure from China to push the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the West ...
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from ...