China, Scarborough Shoal
China holds drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal
Scarborough Shoal, known as Bajo de Masinloc in the Philippines, is about 125 nautical miles (232 km) from the main Philippine island of Luzon. China now effectively controls it, even though a landmark international arbitration case in 2016 rejected Beijing’s claims to most of the South China Sea.
Chinese military announces drills, patrols in Scarborough Shoal after talks with US
The Chinese military's Southern Theater Command said on Saturday it had organized air and sea forces to carry out drills and patrols of the sea and airspace in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
Chinese military announces drills and patrols in disputed South China Sea
The Scarborough Shoal, among other islands in the region, has been one of the most contested regions between Manila and Beijing. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in 2016 ruled in favour of the Phillippines, rejecting China’s claims to a large swath of the regional waters. The ruling was ignored by China.
China conducts air, sea patrols near Scarborough Shoal
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday, after a slew of tense encounters with countries including the Philippines in the disputed waterway in recent months.
China holds drills at Panatag Shoal after talks with US counterpart
China’s military said on Saturday its air and naval forces conducted maneuvers in a disputed area of the South China Sea, hours after the country’s top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his US counterpart.
No military drills by China in Bajo de Masinloc
The Philippine Navy debunked on Sunday the recent announcement by China that it conducted military exercises off Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). China reportedly made the announcement coinciding with the fourth Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity between the Philippines,
China Conducts South China Sea Exercises on Same Day as US and Allies
China will conduct military training exercises in contested waters of the South China Sea on Saturday — the same day the US and its allies have drills planned — the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said on its official Wechat account.
China Holds Military Drills in South China Sea After Talks With U.S.
Chinese air and sea forces are conducting manoeuvres in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on Saturday, hours after the country's top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his U.
Scarborough Shoal ‘completely surrounded’ by Chinese ships, Filipino fishers say
Eyewitness accounts reveal a relentless patrol of Chinese ships around the South China Sea shoal, leaving Filipino fishermen ...
China's PLA launches Scarborough Shoal drills as US, Philippine forces train together
China carried out joint naval and air exercises around the Scarborough Shoal on Saturday, as US and Philippine forces took ...
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Tensions Rise Over Scarborough Shoal Incident
The Philippines reported that its fisheries bureau aircraft was shadowed by a Chinese navy helicopter during a patrol near ...
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China conducts air, sea patrols near flashpoint reef
Its claims include the waters around Scarborough Shoal — which Beijing seized from Manila in 2012 — where the Chinese military’s Southern Theater Command said Saturday it had held air and ...