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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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.” ...

China warned the Philippines was “playing with fire” after president Ferdinand Marcos Jr suggested his country would be drawn into any conflict between Beijing and Taiwan.

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, ...

The deployment to the shoal, the site of a series of dangerous encounters last year, could herald a new season of ...

Armed China Coast Guard small boats have deployed to Second Thomas Shoal, reinforcing Beijing’s presence in the area ...

The Philippine defense chief condemned China’s deployment of a swarm of armed coast guard forces, backed by a helicopter and ...