US Ally Withdraws From Disputed Territory As China Claims Win
Crew members of the Philippine coast guard ship had run out of critical supplies, including water, during a monthslong standoff with Chinese forces.
South China Sea conflict near Philippines could be next U.S.-China flashpoint
The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.
Philippine and Chinese coast guard ships collide in South China Sea
China and the Philippines have accused each other of ramming their coast guard ships in disputed waters of the South China Sea, the latest in a series of confrontations in the resource-rich waterway.
Philippines withdraws from disputed reef in South China Sea
The Philippines has withdrawn a coastguard ship keeping watch over a disputed reef after a months-long stand-off with China. The Teresa Magbanua, Manila’s largest coastguard vessel, returned to port on Sunday from the Sabina Shoal after blocking and ramming by the Chinese coastguard left the crew dehydrated and malnourished and the ship damaged,
Philippines vessel from contested South China Sea shoal returns to port
The Philippines is returning to port a coast guard vessel anchored in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea after a five-month deployment as its mission is accomplished, the maritime council said on Sunday.
US Backs Philippine Over China Despite Reef Pullout
The United States said Monday it backed Manila's freedom of navigation in the South China Sea after a Philippine ship left a flashpoint reef, leading Beijing to declare "indisputable sovereignty."
Philippines says disputed reef 'not lost' to China despite pullout
The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China.But Tarriela on Monday maintained the withdrawal from Sabina was "not a defeat",
US backs Philippines, says no legal basis for China maritime claims
The United States said Monday it backed Manila's freedom of navigation in the South China Sea after a Philippine ship left a flashpoint reef, leading Beijing to declare "indisputable sovereignty." Philippines says 'we have not lost' Escoda Shoal after pullout BRP Teresa Magbanua leaves Escoda Shoal after months at sea "There's no legal basis for the PRC's maritime claims in the South China Sea and the dangerous ways in which
China’s opportunity? Philippines’ Sabina Shoal withdrawal sparks backlash
Defence analysts fear that the BRP Teresa Magbanua’s withdrawal could embolden China, which already has a significant presence in the area.
US Responds After Chinese Ship Rams US Ally in South China Sea
The collision is the latest in a series of escalations at Sabina Shoal, where China and the Philippines are engaged in a monthslong standoff.
US-China military leaders hold routine talks to discuss South China Sea tensions and other issues
Top military leaders for the U.S. and China have met in Beijing for routine talks that only resumed in January ...
One of China's neighbors is sending out more naval patrols to challenge its attempts to dominate the South China Sea
The Philippines says it has ratcheted up naval patrols and air surveillance in the South China Sea to counter the growing ...
US Ally Accuses China Coast Guard of 'Aggressive and Dangerous' Moves
Philippine and Chinese ships have collided for the second time in a week as tensions simmer over the latest South China Sea ...