While laws should provide clarity and transparency, China’s recent orders regarding maritime jurisdiction appear to be deliberately based on ambiguity and uncertainty. This has become very evident in the past day after the latest clash with the Philippines in the South China Sea. In seeking to...
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Philippines Receives U.S.-funded Coast Guard Repair Facility Amid South China Sea Damages, Modernization Efforts
The Philippine Coast Guard received its first dedicated facility for vessel maintenance and repair from U.S....
China Coast Guard Attacks Philippine Ships Near Scarborough Shoal, Say Officials
Three China Coast Guard cutters rammed and used water cannons on a Philippine patrol and supply mission in the South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday, according to Philippine Coast Guard officials.
The attack on the supply mission comes ahead of a planned civilian convoy to the disputed feature and amid the ongoing Balikatan 2024...
COLUMN | Chinese paramilitary forces to the fore as Beijing ramps up territorial claims [Naval Gazing]
Although collisions, confrontations, and harassment in the South China Sea (SCS) often make the headlines these days, the reach and depth of China’s strategy of intrusive patrolling as Beijing seeks to establish a persistent and dominant presence in the sea are not widely understood. The People’s...
Growing Tension with China Requires More Surveillance off the Philippines, Report Finds
PCG vessels – BRP Cabra and BRP Sindangan escorted the indigenous boats utilized by the AFP as supply vessels to transport essential provisions to our troops aboard BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, completing the mission on Aug. 22, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard Photo
With a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane circling overhead, two resupply ships escorted by two Philippine Coast Guard vessels maneuvered their way through a Chinese naval blockade in a five-hour confrontation to bring food, other...
Beijing ratchets up the pressure in the South China Sea
Taking advantage of the West’s focus on the war in Ukraine, China is rapidly bolstering its already dominant position in the South China Sea. Recent reports from Asian ..
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Philippine Coast Guard reports close distance manoeuvring of Chinese vessel in Scarborough Shoal
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has provided the details of a recent close distance manoeuvring incident involving a vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the waters ..
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Philippine SECDEF: Mutual Defense Treaty Review Must Assess U.S. Commitment to Philippines
Marine Lance Cpl. David Lancheros shares his knowledge about the engagement process of a FIM-92 stinger missile with Philippine Airman 2nd class Sherwin Faoeranga during a subject matter expert exchange as part of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines on Oct. 9, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo
Topping the list in any review of the 70-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty between Manila and Washington is the need for a precise definition of what the United States’ commitment...
OPINION | CCP governance comes to the South China Sea
Over the past decade, China has earned itself a reputation as a bully in the South China Sea. Its relentless coast guard patrols, frequent maritime militia operations and ..