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A June 18 protest in Manila against the alleged sinking of a Philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel. Photo: EPA
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Opinion | Vietnam wants a South China Sea dispute resolution pact with teeth, not more politics

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An aircraft identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese navy helicopter flies near the Philippine fisheries bureau plane at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on February 18. Photo: AFP
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Beijing ready with fresh tactics if Manila launches new South China Sea case: expert

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Wu Shicun, founder of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, says China will have a different strategy and tools if Manila launches another arbitration case regarding Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s Southern Theatre Command says it is conducting a “combat-ready vigilance patrol” near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
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How US-Philippine task force may be ‘fanning the flames’ in South China Sea

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A Chinese South China Sea scholar says the US is fanning the flames of the dispute between Beijing and Manila over Second Thomas Shoal. Photo: Reuters
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Tensions seen rising in South China Sea as Wang Yi calls for ‘friendly’ talks

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US troop aid may reassure Philippines but will prod China: analysts

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China uses Philippine resupply trip to call for Manila’s help managing dispute

Philippine military says ‘there were no untoward incidents’ during the mission to Second Thomas Shoal.

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The Philippines’ BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AP
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China’s coastguard circles Scarborough Shoal after Philippines stakes its claim

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China conducts sea and air patrol around shoal amid tension with Philippines

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A diplomatic note regarding Luconia Shoals in the South China Sea has drawn attention to nations’ resource rights in the disputed waterway. Photo: Handout
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Will China exploit the Philippines’ withdrawal from Sabina Shoal?

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Philippines accuses China of ‘dangerous’ flare deployment near Scarborough Shoal

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Manila says a Chinese fighter jet deployed flares near a Philippine fisheries bureau patrol plane near near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
South China Sea

Manila withdrew from Scarborough Shoal in 2012. Now Filipinos can’t fish there

A fishermen’s association says its members have been unable to get closer to the shoal since Beijing’s anti-trespassing regulation on June 15.

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A China Coast Guard patrol ship manoeuvres near a Filipino fisherman aboard a motorised wooden boat sailing towards Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea in May. Photo: EPA-EFE
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China urged to set deadline for Philippines to withdraw from contested shoal

China should present time frame for withdrawal from Second Thomas Shoal and block supplies if Manila does not comply, says Wu Shicun.

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The grounded BRP Sierra Madre has become the focus of increasing tension between Beijing and Manila at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
The grounded BRP Sierra Madre has become the focus of increasing tension between Beijing and Manila at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
South China Sea

Philippines, Vietnam urged to file joint arbitration on South China Sea claims

Manila’s petition can include rules for common fishing in Scarborough Shoal lagoon to deter China’s aggressive actions, former judge says.

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Opinion | South China Sea: Marcos is resisting drastic moves, but for how long?

Calls in the Philippines are growing, for measures from building a lighthouse on Second Thomas Shoal to inundating China with litigation.

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Philippines on tenterhooks as China deploys ‘darker grey’ tactics over row

China has been taking more aggressive actions without crossing the threshold for armed conflict in the South China Sea, analysts say.

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A woman holds a placard during a protest marking the eighth anniversary of the 2016 arbitration ruling over China’s claims in the South China Sea, in Quezon City. Photo: Reuters
South China Sea

China denies blocking Philippine medical evacuation from Second Thomas Shoal

Philippine Navy says it faced ‘obstructing and delaying manoeuvres’ by China Coast Guard when moving patient from grounded warship.

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China says it allowed the Philippines to evacuate an ill person from an “illegally grounded warship”, the BRP Sierra Madre pictured, under “humanitarian considerations” and denies it blocked the medical transport. Photo: AP
China says it allowed the Philippines to evacuate an ill person from an “illegally grounded warship”, the BRP Sierra Madre pictured, under “humanitarian considerations” and denies it blocked the medical transport. Photo: AP
South China Sea

Beijing exploiting talks to assert control over South China Sea: analysts

Analysts argue Beijing’s negotiations with the Philippines are being exploited to normalise China’s control over contested territory.

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South China Sea

Medals for Filipinos who fought axe-wielding Chinese coastguards with bare hands

The soldiers reportedly used their bare hands to fend off armed coastguard personnel in the South China Sea clash. One man lost a thumb.

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China’s military

China tests landing ships amid tension with Philippines over islands

Type 072 and Type 073 vessels practised berthing and rescue in exercise that also assessed anti-drone capabilities.

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The state broadcaster said recent drills in the South China Sea involved testing the PLA Navy’s emergency response and coordinated combat capabilities. Photo: CCTV