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Chinese Coast Guard members approach Filipino fishermen as they confront each other off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Sept. 23, 2015. Last month at the conclusion of talks with ...

The Philippines has accused Chinese Coast Guard ships of firing water cannons and making “dangerous maneuvers” at its ships in the South China Sea.

How China strong-armed its way into dominating the South China Sea. By Agnes Chang and Hannah Beech Nov. 16, 2023 Beijing says many of these boats are just fishing. But they bristle with machine ...

Recent incidents in the South China Sea have increased scrutiny of the Trump administration’s commitment to U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. During Donald Trump’s first term, a pause in maritime ...

China and the Philippines traded accusations on Thursday following a confrontation between two of their vessels in contested waters of the South China Sea, the latest incident in a long-running ...

A spokesman for the China Coast Guard on Thursday accused the Philippines of illegally encroaching upon waters near the Nansha Islands between June 15 and 18, stating that Chinese forces handled ...

A new species of sea cucumber that has fragile and glass-like skin was discovered in the seamounts of the South China Sea, very deep World ‘Fragile’ deep-sea creature — with 20 tentacles ...

In 2002, ASEAN member-countries and China signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea to ease tensions as well as ensure maritime disputes are peacefully addressed.

The South China Sea has some of the world’s most productive fisheries, as well as shipping channels that carry about a third of global ocean trade. Surveys suggest that it may also contain large ...

The Haijing 5901 at anchor near the Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, in a photo released by the Philippine coast guard. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard. By Austin Ramzy.