Timeline of clashes between China, Philippines in South China …
Jun 17, 2024 · China called its move a “necessary measure,” accusing the Philippines of violating China’s sovereignty. China also re-installed a floating barrier across the entrance to the shoal’s vast fishing lagoon.
What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China …
Oct 11, 2024 · China claims the Philippines is to blame for the confrontations, accusing Filipino troops of “illegally” intruding into its territory. In September, it said its ties with the Philippines were “at...
Philippines says it won't back down, but won't start a war, after …
Jun 23, 2024 · The president of the Philippines says his country will not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at least two military boats with machetes, axes and hammers in a clash in the disputed South China Sea, but added the Philippines will never instig
China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at ...
Jul 22, 2024 · China and the Philippines have reached a deal intended to end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile flare-ups between them have sparked fears of larger conflict that could involve the United States.
South China Sea: Why the Philippines and China are on a collision ... - BBC
Oct 23, 2023 · The Philippines is desperate to cling to its presence on Ayungen Shoal. And Beijing is once again reiterating its power, determined that the Sierra Madre will not survive.
South China Sea: Why are China and Philippines tensions …
Apr 11, 2024 · An escalating diplomatic row and recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines have made the highly strategic South China Sea a flashpoint.
Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China …
Jun 20, 2024 · Footage released by the Philippine military on Thursday showed Chinese coast guard officers brandishing an axe and other bladed or pointed tools at the Filipino soldiers and slashing their rubber...
CNN witnesses maritime confrontations between China and Philippines …
Mar 6, 2024 · Significantly outnumbered by the number of Chinese vessels, the four ships in the Philippine convoy on a resupply mission to troops were quickly surrounded and separated during a frantic high...
South China Sea: US blasts ‘aggressive’ China over collision with ...
Jun 19, 2024 · The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised...
What’s behind rising China-Philippines tensions in the South China …
Aug 9, 2023 · Tensions between China and the Philippines are on the rise once again, with Manila accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of using water cannon to block a Philippine military supply boat from...