Tensions spike in the South China Sea as the Philippine Navy accuses China of unsafe and aggressive maneuvers near the ...

which oversees the South China Sea, said the Philippine warship BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS35) tried to intrude into Chinese territorial waters near Scarborough Shoal – known as Huangyan Island in ...

China claims sovereignty over nearly all the South China Sea, including areas claimed by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. "(Scarborough Shoal) is China's inherent territory.

Beijing has previously used similar tactics in the South China Sea to assert a claim over Scarborough Shoal from the ...

China claims sovereignty over nearly all the South China Sea, including areas claimed by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. “(Scarborough Shoal) is China’s inherent territory.

The encounter was notable for the involvement of naval vessels—a rare occurrence in a long-running dispute more commonly played out by the nations' coast guards, seen as posing a lower risk of ...

The Philippines is drafting a long-term strategy to safeguard its claims in the South China Sea, aiming to preserve ... cited Beijing’s activities in Scarborough Shoal – known in the ...

THE Philippines should invite a British Navy carrier group for a joint sail and combined maritime exercises in the South China Sea to reinforce international order in the contested waters following ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines criticized on Thursday a “high-risk” maneuver by a Chinese vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in a rare incident ... was on a resupply mission in the ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The Scarborough Shoal — a triangular chain of reefs and rocks in the contested South China Sea — has been a flash point between the countries since China seized it from the Philippines in 2012. Taiwan ...

The Scarborough Shoal -- a triangular chain of reefs and rocks in the contested South China Sea -- has been a flashpoint between the countries since China seized it from the Philippines in 2012.