2 h. ago China’s Military Warns Philippines Amid Rising South China Sea Tensions

China’s Military Warns Philippines Amid Rising South China Sea Tensions  Modern Diplomacy

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3 h. ago China holds ‘routine patrol’ in South China Sea as it warns Philippines

The Chinese military has carried out a “routine patrol” in the disputed South China Sea, the second such operation in less than two weeks, while cautioning the Philippines against stirring up tensions. Conducted on Friday and Saturday, the latest patrol came just days after Beijing announced plans to establish a national nature reserve at the contested Scarborough Shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island and Manila calls Panatag Shoal. “We sternly warn the Philippine side to immediately stop...

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3 h. ago Chinese military holds ‘routine patrol’ in South China Sea, warns the Philippines

The Chinese military has carried out a “routine patrol” in the disputed South China Sea, the second such operation in less than two weeks, while cautioning the Philippines against stirring up tensions. Conducted on Friday and Saturday, the latest patrol came just days after Beijing announced plans to establish a national nature reserve at the contested Scarborough Shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island and Manila calls Panatag Shoal. “We sternly warn the Philippine side to immediately stop...

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10 h. ago China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea

China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea  Reuters

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3 d. ago Chinese and US defence ministers discuss Taiwan, South China Sea in video call

Any attempts to contain deter or interfere with China will fail, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Tuesday night in his first video call with US counterpart Pete Hegseth. State news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday that the discussions included Taiwan and the South China Sea, two areas of friction between Beijing and Washington. “Any schemes and interference aimed at ‘using military force to assist independence’ or ‘using the Taiwan issue to contain China’ will be thwarted,” the...

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3 d. ago The US can’t box China in, Chinese defence minister warns Hegseth in video call

The US does not pursue “regime change or strangulation” of China, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said as his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, stressed that any attempt to contain, deter or interfere with China would fail. The assurance and the warning came on Tuesday as the two men spoke via video in their first direct talks since taking office. It was also less than a week after Beijing held a massive military parade showcasing advanced weapons and promoting its push for a multipolar order to...

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9 d. ago Chinese Navy holds "routine patrol" in South China Sea after joint Philippine drills

Chinese Navy holds "routine patrol" in South China Sea after joint Philippine drills  Baird Maritime

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1 week ago While the PLA was on parade in Beijing, its navy patrolled the South China Sea

China’s navy conducted a “routine patrol” in the contested waters of the South China Sea as “deterrence” on the same day the PLA mounted a massive military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. The patrol on Wednesday took place in the wake of Exercise Alon, the biggest-ever joint drill between Australia and the Philippines, which ran from August 15 to 29. A Canadian frigate also took part in the exercise, while several countries, including the United...

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1 week ago Will China boost defence posture as Vietnam deepens footprint in Spratlys?

Beijing may be prompted to fortify its defences in the disputed South China Sea, observers have warned, after new satellite images showed Vietnam had stepped up island-building in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam occupies the most features on the contested Spratlys, which China claims as the Nansha Islands. Rival claimants over all or part of the archipelago include Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei. Satellite images released on August 22 by the US think tank Centre for Strategic and...

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2 w. ago Philippines warns China not to cross ‘red line’ over grounded warship

The Philippines has warned China that any attempt to board or tow away its grounded warship at the Second Thomas Shoal would be crossing a “red line” after Manila detected a sharp rise in Chinese maritime activity around the disputed feature in the South China Sea. Philippine Navy Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad told reporters on Tuesday that the military was closely monitoring a surge in Chinese maritime activity near the shoal, including the deployment of a navy tugboat for the first...

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