MANILA >> The Philippines on Wednesday accused China’s coast guard of elevating tensions in the South China Sea after two vessels suffered damage from water cannon use by Beijing, an official said.
Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in the latest South China Sea incident
China's coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, China's embassy in Tokyo and Japanese media said on Sunday, the latest in a series of maritime disputes involving China and its neighbours. Chinese vessels took unspecified law enforcement measures, the embassy said
China Coast Guard ships repeatedly hit Philippine vessels with their water cannons at close range off the waters of Panatag Shoal
China’s Coast Guard said Tuesday it had “expelled” two Philippine ships from its waters in the disputed South China Sea, as Manila accused Beijing of using water cannon against two of its vessels. “On April 30, the Chinese Coast Guard, in accordance with the law, expelled Philippine coast guard ship 4410 and government ship 3004 […]
MANILA, April 27 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling
'The narrative that unnamed or unidentified Chinese officials are propagating is another crude attempt to advance a falsehood,' says Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
BEIJING/MANILA, April 30 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday accused China’s coast guard of harassment and of damaging two of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea, rejecting Beijing’s position
The Philippines and the United States will collaborate to counter China’s “false narratives” on the West Philippine Sea, Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Wednesday.
The Philippines has accused China of “dangerous maneuvers and obstruction”
Manila has lodged 153 diplomatic protests against Beijing under the Marcos administration
Chinese coast guard vessels have fired their water cannons against a routine Philippine patrol, further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and the U.S. defense treaty ally in the South China Sea.The Philippine vessels, comprising coast guard cutter BRP Bagacay and fisheries bureau ship the BRP Bankaw, were on a mission to distribute fuel and food to fishermen near the contested area known as Scarborough Shoal on Sunday, when the boats were targeted, said the Philippine Coast Guard.During...