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The United States is discussing the possible deployment of more missile launchers to the Philippines to strengthen deterrence ...
First confrontation between Chinese and US warships near Scarborough Shoal in six years comes after a pair of Chinese vessels ...
The Philippines is rejecting blame for the collision between two Chinese vessels near Scarborough Shoal earlier this week, an ...
The Philippines is not intimidated by China’s use of military force and sees no need to utilize its own military assets to ...
The U.S. sent two warships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where two Chinese ships recently collided while ...
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer performed a so-called Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed Scarborough ...
India and the Philippines have never been obvious allies but amid changing dynamics in the wider Indo-Pacific, they have ...
China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according ...
Incident that badly damaged a coastguard vessel has raised questions about whether the forces need better training on how to ...
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Staying the course in the South China Sea

The number of Chinese ships at the shoal has been growing since last year. “Swarming” is one of China’s “gray zone” tactics — ...
The Philippines coastguard claims that a fighter tailed one of its aircraft and performed manoeuvres at close proximity.