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Both nations have competing claims with Beijing in the South China Sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers will express concern over actions in the South China Sea that endanger the safety of people and renew their call for self-restraint to avoid escalating tensions in the disputed waters.

BEIJING: China has deployed at least 50 maritime militia ships at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef ahead of another mission to resupply Filipino troops on a decrepit World War II-era ship serving as the Philippines’ outpost at the nearby Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, according to an American maritime expert.

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 With Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr expected to visit Vietnam next week, reports have emerged that the two countries are likely to sign a m...

The Chinese and Philippine coast guards have clashed over disputed shoals in the South China Sea over the past year, leading to diplomatic protests for China's use of excessive force.

The state visit to Beijing by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in January 2023 did not yield the momentum for bilateral ties that his predecessor’s trip in 2017 did. Barely one month after the state visit, there was a flareup in the South China Sea (SCS) with the Chinese coastguard’s lasing of its Philippine counterpart off Second Thomas Shoal.

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2023 in the South China Sea was defined by both flareups and delicate diplomacy while stakeholders tried to balance these extremes.

In a decision that is sure to anger Beijing, the Philippine government says that it will upgrade facilities on multiple land features in its western e...