Chinese air and naval forces staged “combat readiness patrols” around Scarborough Shoal last Sunday, marking Beijing’s final ...

The Philippine government has established contingency plans in case China proceeds with reclamation activities in Bajo de ...

Credit: AP/Joeal Calupitan China surrounded Scarborough Shoal with its coast guard and other ships after a tense territorial standoff with the Philippines in 2012. The Philippines responded by ...

Seven vessels belonging to China's "Maritime Militia" were also spotted "in the surrounding waters," with two of the paramilitary ships inside the Scarborough Shoal itself, the spokesperson added.

a Chinese fighter jet conducts combat readiness patrols over Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on December 29, 2024. China seized control of the reef after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy said it did not monitor the presence of China's largest Coast Guard vessel in Scarborough Shoal (Bajo ... 2012 after a tense standoff.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coast guard conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Friday to safeguard China's territorial rights, state television CCTV reported.

BEIJING (AP) — China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Accompanied by journalists on four boats, the activists will distribute food packs and fuel to Filipino fishermen about 58 nautical miles (107 kilometers) southeast of Scarborough Shoal and then ...

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