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National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo M. Año on Tuesday said the BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39) conducted routine patrol operations off Bajo De Masinloc (also known as Scarborough Shoal), contrary to Chinese claims that a Filipino warship “trespassed” into their territory without any incident. “PS-39 conducted routine patrol operations in the general vicinity of Bajo De

China has recently accused the Philippines of trespassing into the waters that are adjacent to Bajo de Masinloc (the Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on Monday without approval from China’s government.

(UPDATE) CHINA has accused the Philippines of trespassing in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on Monday without the approval of the Chinese government.

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) blocked a Philippine warship that trespassed into waters off Chinas Huangyan Dao (Huangyan Island) on Monday, amid escalated provocations by the Philippines around Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea, observers said

A Philippine navy patrol ship was shadowed by Chinese forces near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, sparking a fresh exchange of accusations and warnings between the Asian neighbors Tuesday. Chinese and Philippine security officials gave conflicting accounts of Monday's encounter near Scarborough Shoal. China has surrounded the shoal with its navy and coast guard ships since a tense standoff with Philippine vessels more than a decade ago.

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) blocked a Philippine warship that trespassed into waters off Chinas Huangyan Dao (Huangyan Island) on Monday, amid escalated provocations by the Philippines around Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea, observers said.

The recently released US report on China’s military development disregards facts, fabricates stories, uses vague rhetoric, misinterprets China’s defense policy and military strategy, and hypes the non-existent “Chinese military threat,” according to a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson.

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China News: The Chinese army has claimed to have monitored a US Navy P-8A aircraft's transit in the Taiwan Strait. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) stated that

Navy held an exercise in South China Sea in apparent response to Manila’s increased military cooperation with West.