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23 hours ago · Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela said the China Coast Guard vessel CCG-5901 anchored near Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of the ...
8 hours ago · The BRP Sierra Madre, a warship grounded on a shoal in the Spratly Islands, has become the focus of growing tensions with China. China and the Philippines Inch Closer to Conflict in the South ...
5 days ago · In 1974 China seized the Paracel Islands from South Vietnam; more than 65 Vietnamese soldiers were killed in the process. China then took possession of Johnson Reef (part of the Spratly Islands) from Vietnam in 1988 and Mischief Reef (also part of the Spratlys), claimed by the Philippines, in 1994.
8 hours ago · Philippine Marines fold a Philippine national flag during a flag retreat at the BRP Sierra Madre, a marooned ship in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands in the South ...
1 day ago · The most serious in a number of incidents happened on June 17 when Chinese coast guard personnel wielding knives, sticks and an axe surrounded and boarded three Philippine navy boats during a resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. A Filipino sailor lost a thumb in the clash.
4 days ago · The two sides pledged this week to de-escalate the situation after a June 17 clash at a disputed shoal in the Spratly Islands.
6 days ago · MANILA — The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday of the need to “restore trust” and “rebuild confidence” to better manage maritime disputes, even as Manila told its neighbor it will be...
