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Video Shows Chinese 'Militia' Ship Near US Ally's Disputed Territory
The ship was stuck in shallows for three hours just a mile from the Philippine-held Thitu Island, according to that Manila's ...
The Phnom Penh Post6d
On the edge of hope: Life on Philippines’ quiet front line in the South China Sea
For now, Thitu Island remains a quiet front line for the Philippines, a sliver of land where civilians and soldiers hold the ...
China’s aircraft carriers send message in the open Pacific for the first time – and bigger and more powerful ships are coming
Chinese aircraft carrier strike groups have been operating further from home shores and in greater strength than ever before, ...
Filipino forces and villagers struggle to live in China’s shadow in disputed waters
Filipino forces and villagers have been struggling to live in Beijing's shadow in the disputed South China while fighting ...
Foreign Policy5dOpinion
Hegseth Fails to Reassure Asian Allies at Shangri-La
Onstage in Singapore on May 31 at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue defense forum, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Indo ...
Philippine army unit to be deployed ‘soon’ to South China Sea islands
Manila aims to boost the Philippine military's capacity to coordinate across its services and counter China's maritime ...
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Formal protest: Asean members reject new Chinese map of disputed South China Sea areas
The new map features a 10-dash line that includes the eastern parts of the disputed South China Sea that fall within the Philippines’ 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which the ...