File photo: A Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, uses its water cannons on a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel, near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea ...

Two days later, China published a set of geographic coordinates for 16 base points around Scarborough Shoal, the first time it has done so for territory also claimed by the Philippines.

Philippine Coast Guard Says Encountered 'Aggressive' Chinese Actions Near Scarborough Shoal MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Chinese navy and coast guard vessels had taken ...

Any attempt by China to undertake construction to turn Scarborough Shoal into an island will cross a "red line" by the Philippines that would spark regional instability, a Philippine official told an ...

was challenged near Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by Beijing and Manila, earlier that day. The shoal, which is known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines ...

China’s military said late Sunday that a Philippine naval vessel had “illegally entered” the claimed territorial waters of Scarborough Shoal, a key flash point in the disputed South China Sea.