TAIPEI, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan on Tuesday drove away a Chinese coast guard boat that entered waters near its sensitive frontline islands, in a rise in tensions a day after China’s coast guard boarded a…
https://gcaptain.com/taiwan-drives-away-chinese-coast-guard-boat-as-frontline-island-tensions-rise/
By Philip J. Heijmans and Cliff Venzon (Bloomberg) –Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most likely to spark a conflict between…
https://gcaptain.com/race-to-fix-crumbling-ship-threatens-conflict-in-south-china-sea/
BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said on Sunday it “lawfully” blocked Philippine vessels transporting “illegal construction materials” to a warship at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Over the…
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By Cecilia Yap Oct 15, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines asked China to stop “dangerous maneuvers and aggressive actions” in the South China Sea, warning of potential collision in the disputed waters….
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-navy-must-stop-dangerous-moves-at-sea-philippines-says/
MANILA, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Sunday accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying it prevented Filipinos from entering and…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-condemns-chinese-floating-barrier-in-south-china-sea/
By Ian Sayson Sep 16, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippine armed forces said it’s doubling efforts on maritime surveillance after detecting a “resurgence” of Chinese vessels around the West Philippine Sea. After…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-sees-resurgence-of-chinese-ships-in-disputed-waters/
MANILA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The Philippine armed forces said on Saturday it would again seek to resupply troops stationed in a rusty World War 2-era ship on a reef in the…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-to-resupply-south-china-sea-troops-after-beijings-block/
MANILA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The Philippine armed forces said on Saturday it would again seek to resupply troops stationed in a rusty World War 2-era ship on a reef in the…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-to-resupply-south-china-sea-troops-after-beijings-block/
MANILA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Sunday accused China’s coast guard of blocking and water-cannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea, condemning the “excessive and offensive actions” against…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-says-china-blocked-water-cannoned-boat-in-s-china-sea/
MANILA, May 14 (Reuters) – The Philippines has placed navigational buoys within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to assert sovereignty over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, a coast guard spokesperson…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-places-buoys-in-parts-of-s-china-sea-to-assert-sovereignty/