18 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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33 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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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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9 d. ago South China Sea tensions spike again as Chinese, Philippine ships collide

Tensions between China and the Philippines have flared again in the South China Sea following a collision between their vessels near the disputed Thitu Island on Sunday. Both sides have offered conflicting accounts of the event and traded accusations of misconduct and provocation. The China Coast Guard claimed that two Philippine government vessels “illegally intruded” into waters near Tiexian Reef, also known as Sandy Cay, without permission. Despite “repeated stern warnings”, one of the...

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9 d. ago China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed South China Sea

China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed South China Sea  Al Arabiya English

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1 week ago China, US and Thailand seize record meth haul near disputed South China Sea reef

China, working with the United States and Thailand, has seized a record haul of illegal drugs near a disputed South China Sea reef, state media said on Friday. The Chinese anti-drug agency and the China Coast Guard, acting on a tip-off from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Royal Thai Police, intercepted the vessel Ji Sheng around 130 nautical miles southwest of the Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China, the People’s Daily reported. The operation was on the...

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2 w. ago China Coast Guard Holds National Day Ceremony Near Disputed South China Sea Shoal

China Coast Guard Holds National Day Ceremony Near Disputed South China Sea Shoal  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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