Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves | Politics News

Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves | Politics News

Meeting in Washington, DC, the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the US stress importance of abiding by maritime law. The leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the United States have voiced “serious concern” over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing has stepped up its activities in…

Biden, Japan leader Kishida announce stronger defence ties in state visit | South China Sea News

Biden, Japan leader Kishida announce stronger defence ties in state visit | South China Sea News

United States President Joe Biden has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House, with an upgrade in defence ties topping the agenda. The meeting is only the fifth official state visit of Biden’s presidency, with the lavish events typically reserved for only the most formidable of US…

Philippines beefs up defences on its northernmost edge amid China tensions | South China Sea News

Philippines beefs up defences on its northernmost edge amid China tensions | South China Sea News

This is the first in a two-part series from the Philippines’s most northerly province. Mavulis Island, Philippines – The military detachment on the Philippines’s northernmost island faces northwest, towards the setting sun – and the country’s biggest potential adversary. The island of Mavulis was uninhabited until 2016, when the Philippine…

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills | South China Sea News

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills | South China Sea News

Recent clashes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have raised concerns of a maritime escalation. The Philippines has said that two Chinese coastguard ships “harassed” Filipino fishing vessels within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of joint military drills with…

Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’ | South China Sea News

Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’ | South China Sea News

President says country will respond to South China Sea confrontations with proportionate measures after Filipino soldiers injured. President Ferdinand Marcos says the Philippines will take countermeasures against China after confrontations in the South China Sea last week injured Filipino soldiers and damaged vessels. “We seek no conflict with any nation,…

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Manila says the confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and caused severe damage to its vessel. The Philippines has summoned Beijing’s envoy after accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of wounding three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea. The…

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Two countries involved in a second incident this month at disputed Second Thomas Shoal. Manila has accused China’s coastguard of firing water cannon at one of its supply boats, in the latest incident between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippine military said the Saturday morning…

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul | South China Sea News

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul | South China Sea News

Launches come days after South Korea and the US wrapped up military drills Pyongyang sees as an invasion rehearsal. North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to open a democracy summit in neighbouring South Korea, officials have said….

Philippines says ship damaged in South China Sea incident with Chinese boat | South China Sea News

Philippines says ship damaged in South China Sea incident with Chinese boat | South China Sea News

Collision occurred as the coast guard escorted a resupply mission to sailors on grounded ship at Second Thomas Shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has said one of its boats suffered “minor structural damage” as Chinese ships tried to block a resupply mission in the South China Sea, in the…

Australia gives mn to ASEAN countries for ‘free, open’ South China Sea | South China Sea News

Australia gives $41mn to ASEAN countries for ‘free, open’ South China Sea | South China Sea News

Funds come after Philippine president told Australian parliament he would ‘not yield’ a ‘square inch’ in the South China Sea. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced 64 million Australian dollars ($41.8m) in funding for maritime security on the first day of a special summit with members of the Association…