The latest flare-up in the long-seething territorial disputes around the Second Thomas Shoal came up in closed-door talks ...

The Scarborough Shoal, at the center of a dispute between Manila and Beijing, has been reactivated in recent days after a ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...

China has deployed coast guard ships and several militia vessels close to the wreck of a long-grounded Philippine military ship in a disputed South China Sea shoal, where Filipino forces have been put ...

Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are meeting in Manila for talks spotlighting their concern over Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea. Filipino forces are on ...

The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.

The documentary included, for instance, footage of the China Coast Guard (CCG) confronting a Philippine vessel near the Second Thomas Shoal and the “infringing vessel being towed away.” ...

The Philippine leader’s remarks came amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea, especially over disputed areas like the Second Thomas Shoal and the Scarborough Shoal.

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a China Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, on March 5, 2024 [Adrian ...

Beijing accomplished nothing. Its behavior at Second Thomas also worsened the strategic environment for China. It accelerated the once-in-a-generation modernization of the U.S.-Philippine alliance, ...

While tensions have eased somewhat on the matter of Second Thomas Shoal since a fierce clash in June 2024 that resulted in several Philippine injuries, Chinese coast guard ships have been observed ...