2 h. ago China deploys new floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal, satellite image shows

China has installed a new floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal, according to satellite imagery, as tensions rise between Beijing and Manila over the disputed atoll in the South China Sea. The barrier was seen blocking the entrance to the lagoon at the shoal in the image obtained by Satellogic, a geospatial company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. “New satellite imagery shows an illegal floating barrier installed by the People’s Republic of China at the mouth of Scarborough Shoal,” Luke...

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9 d. ago Video: South China Sea tensions flare as Manila accuses Beijing of ramming vessel near Thitu island

Video: South China Sea tensions flare as Manila accuses Beijing of ramming vessel near Thitu island  The Economic Times

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1 week ago Philippine coast guard alleges Chinese ship rammed vessel in disputed waters, Beijing says Manila ‘fully responsible’

Philippine coast guard alleges Chinese ship rammed vessel in disputed waters, Beijing says Manila ‘fully responsible’  Firstpost

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1 week ago Philippines says Chinese ship rammed vessel in disputed sea, Beijing says Manila fully responsible

Philippines says Chinese ship rammed vessel in disputed sea, Beijing says Manila fully responsible  CNA

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1 week ago Philippines accuses China of ramming vessel near disputed island as tensions soar

Philippines accuses China of ramming vessel near disputed island as tensions soar  Reuters

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3 w. ago South China Sea tensions downplayed as Manila warmly farewells Beijing envoy

Beijing and Manila struck a rare conciliatory tone, downplaying their simmering maritime tensions in the South China Sea during a farewell meeting on Thursday between President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and outgoing Chinese envoy Huang Xilian. The South China Sea issues “are not the sum total” of relations between the two neighbours, the Philippine leader told Huang, according to a statement from the Presidential Communications Office. “Let us not allow these differences to define our relationship,”...

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last month EAM meets Philippines FM in New York, amid growing tussle between Manila & Beijing in South China Sea

EAM meets Philippines FM in New York, amid growing tussle between Manila & Beijing in South China Sea  UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

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