21 h. ago Chinese coastguard patrols reefs controlled by Vietnam in South China Sea

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Thursday and circled around a series of land features – some of which Vietnam has built facilities on – before returning to the reef on Saturday, according to Automatic Identification System data. The purpose of the patrol by the coastguard vessels – identified by the...

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32 h. ago Beijing contradicts Australia's claims on 'unsafe' aerial interaction over South China Sea

Beijing contradicts Australia's claims on 'unsafe' aerial interaction over South China Sea  Anadolu Ajansı

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32 h. ago South China Sea: Australia accuses China of dropping flares near its jet; Beijing claims intrusion

South China Sea: Australia accuses China of dropping flares near its jet; Beijing claims intrusion  Times of India

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36 h. ago China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid

China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China Sea, with the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command Air Force saying that it drove away a P-8A military aircraft that illegally intruded into Chinese airspace. “The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command organised naval and air forces to track and monitor the intruder in accordance with regulations, implement effective countermeasures, and issue warnings to drive it away,” Senior Colonel Li...

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46 h. ago PLA tanker ‘spotted resupplying coastguard vessel’ near Scarborough Shoal

The PLA Navy replenishment ship Qinghaihu was reportedly seen resupplying a China Coast Guard vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal last week. The manoeuvre highlights growing coordination between China’s naval and coastguard forces amid heightened tensions with the Philippines in the contested South China Sea. According to a report by Manila-based ABS-CBN news, two Chinese navy warships and four coastguard vessels, as well as several Chinese maritime militia vessels, were monitored by the...

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49 h. ago Developing | 1 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea

Developing | 1 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea  South China Morning Post

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61 h. ago Tropical Storm Fengshen kills 8 in Philippines, heads for China

A tropical storm lashed the northern and central Philippines on Sunday, leaving at least eight people dead and forcing more than 22,000 people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone villages. Authorities warned that tropical Storm Fengshen may intensify as it heads for China and Vietnam. Known locally as Ramil, the storm caused torrential rains, floods and landslides at the weekend. The fatalities included a family of five who died after a tree crashed into their home, said Junie Castillo,...

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61 h. ago Tropical Storm Fengshen kills at least 7 in Philippines, heads for China

A tropical storm lashed the northern and central Philippines on Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead and forcing more than 22,000 people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone villages. Authorities warned that tropical Storm Fengshen may intensify as it heads for China and Vietnam. The government’s disaster-mitigation agency said seven deaths were reported. Nearly 14,000 people who evacuated were still displaced from their homes by Monday morning, the agency said. Known locally as...

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5 d. ago Chinese Surface Groups Sail Near Japan, Amphibious Groups Drill in South China Sea

Chinese Surface Groups Sail Near Japan, Amphibious Groups Drill in South China Sea  USNI News

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5 d. ago China says it expelled Philippine planes from disputed South China Sea reef

China said it had expelled two Philippine aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Thursday in the second confrontation between the two rival South China Sea claimants in as many days. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the Chinese coastguard, said two Philippine reconnaissance aircraft had “illegally entered Chinese air space above Huangyan Island” (the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal). He added that the planes had been expelled in “accordance with laws and regulations”. The previous day the...

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5 d. ago Rare earths tensions rise as US and China trade barbs By Reuters

Rare earths tensions rise as US and China trade barbs By Reuters  Investing.com

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6 d. ago China seizes 60,000 maps over Taiwan, South China Sea ‘errors’

China seizes 60,000 maps over Taiwan, South China Sea ‘errors’  Straight Arrow News - SAN - Unbiased. Straight Facts.

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6 d. ago Beijing calls Washington biggest source of risk in South China Sea

Beijing calls Washington biggest source of risk in South China Sea  China Daily

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6 d. ago China accuses US of 'deliberately destabilizing' South China Sea

China accuses US of 'deliberately destabilizing' South China Sea  Anadolu Ajansı

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6 d. ago China gears up to build giant South China Sea lab in hunt for ghost particles

Chinese researchers have tested a submersible vehicle designed to help them build one of the world’s largest neutrino observatories in the South China Sea – a facility that will study the ghostly subatomic particles that stream through the cosmos with barely a trace. The Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider) uncoiled a 700 metre (2,300ft) string of 20 sensor balls at a depth of about 1,700 metres (5,580ft), according to the team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s...

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6 d. ago Potential typhoon in Pacific could enter South China Sea: Hong Kong Observatory

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A potential typhoon forming in the northwestern Pacific could enter the South China Sea, the Hong Kong Observatory has said. The forecaster on Wednesday estimated that an area of low pressure would gradually develop over the seas east of the Philippines in the next couple of days. It was likely to edge closer to the vicinity of Luzon by the weekend, and have...

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7 d. ago Beijing’s False Radar Signals Trick Foreign Spy Plane Over South China Sea

Beijing’s False Radar Signals Trick Foreign Spy Plane Over South China Sea  The Defense Post

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8 d. ago U.S. Statement on Dangerous Chinese Actions in the South China Sea

U.S. Statement on Dangerous Chinese Actions in the South China Sea  U.S. Department of State (.gov)

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8 d. ago US condemns China over South China Sea vessel clash with the Philippines

US condemns China over South China Sea vessel clash with the Philippines  Reuters

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8 d. ago New South China Sea clash videos capture Chinese water cannon and ramming tactics in action

New South China Sea clash videos capture Chinese water cannon and ramming tactics in action  Business Insider

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