South China Sea

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023./File Photo
China

China urges EU to be 'objective and fair' on South China Sea issue

China said it was "strongly dissatisfied" with the European Union's "accusations" against it on the issue, a statement by the Chinese mission to the EU showed

A fishing boat sails past a Chinese warship during a military drill off the Chinese coast near Fuzhou, Fujian Province, across from the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands, China, April 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
China

China spent $15.3 billion on Pacific exercises in 2023, internal Taiwan estimates show

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023 Photo: Reuters/File Photo
Asia

China's actions in South China Sea patently illegal: Philippine Defence Min

A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel sail next to each other during an incident where the Philippines and China accused each other of ramming vessels and performing dangerous manoeuvres, at a location given as the South China Sea, in this screen grab obtained obtained from a handout video released August 19, 2024. Photo: China Coast Guard via Weibo/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in the South China Sea

A Filipino fisheman rows a boat during a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Asia

Philippines calls Chinese air force actions over Scarborough Shoal 'coercive, aggressive, deceptive'

An aerial view shows the Menzies Reef, locally known as Lakandula, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Asia

Philippine military condemns China air force for 'dangerous' acts in South China Sea

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attend a press conference, in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Francesco Guarascio
Asia

EU's Borrell offers Vietnam security support on South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pose for the press at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday. July 30, 2024. Photo: Basilio Sepe/Pool via REUTERS
Asia

US-Philippines engagements help with 'agile' responses to China, says Marcos

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Asia

Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag (R) leads the flags of the 10-member countries during the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Singapore July 23, 2008. The ASEAN members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Gacad/Pool/File Photo
Politics

ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension as ministers meet in Laos

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Asia

Vietnam files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Asia

Philippines, China to set up new channels to handle South China Sea rows, source and document say

Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/ File Photo
China

China, Russia kick off live-fire naval exercises in South China Sea