Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The Philippines has accused China’s Coast Guard of launching a “brutal assault” with bladed weapons during a South China Sea clash earlier this week, a major escalation in a festering dispute...
China Pushes to Dominate the South China Sea and Force the Philippines …
WEBSept. 15, 2024. China’s coast guard ships have swarmed and collided with Philippine boats. They have doused Philippine vessels with powerful water cannons. Chinese crew members have slashed...
South China Sea: US blasts ‘aggressive’ China over collision with ...
WEBJun 19, 2024 · The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have...
South China Sea: On board an outnumbered Philippine ship facing ... - CNN
WEBMar 6, 2024 · China’s push to dominate South China Sea has sparked violent clashes with neighbors in recent years — particularly the Philippines, a mutual defense ally of the US.
Philippines says it won't back down, but won't ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 23, 2024 · The president of the Philippines says his country will not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at least two military boats with machetes, axes and hammers in a clash in the disputed South China Sea, but added the Philippines will never instig.
Tensions With China Cross a New Line in the South China Sea
WEBSep 26, 2023 · The Philippines is pushing back against China’s territorial claims. But Chinese forces have been unrelenting in using direct confrontation, raising worries about an escalation.
South China Sea: Biden says US will defend the Philippines if ... - BBC
WEBOct 26, 2023 · US President Joe Biden has warned China that the US will defend the Philippines in case of any attack in the disputed South China Sea. The comments come days after two collisions between...
South China Sea: Why the Philippines and China are on a collision ... - BBC
WEBOct 23, 2023 · The confrontation between Manila and Beijing over submerged shoals in the South China Sea has been going on for decades. But in recent months something has changed. The spats at sea are now...
China Deploys Dozens of Ships to Block Philippine Protest Flotilla
WEBMay 14, 2024 · China has sent dozens of coast guard and maritime militia vessels toward a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, a large show of force aimed at blocking a civilian protest flotilla from the...
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after South China …
WEBOct 23, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea.