Philippine Forces Rehearse Island Seizure in South China Sea
Supported by gunboats and a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Philippine Navy SEALs and Marines approached a South China Sea island owned by Manila in a simulated seizure drill as Chinese forces observed from afar on Wednesday.
AFP holds simulated island defense drills in West Philippine Sea
AFP conducted its annual joint exercise Dagat-Langit-Lupa (AJEX DAGIT-PA) at Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday (November 6).
China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China Sea
China holds sea and air combat drills at the disputed Scarborough Shoal
China held sea and air combat drills Wednesday at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, an area of reefs and rocks the Philippines also claims in the South China Sea. On Sunday, China published new baselines for the shoal including geographic coordinates.
Philippines, China Tensions Build Over Disputed Shoal Baselines
The Philippines has protested China’s baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as tensions between the two nations build up anew over their competing claims in the South China Sea.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede South China Sea claims
China and the Philippines trade barbs over disputed areas of the South China Sea:: Canberra, Australia:::: Gilberto Teodoro, Philippines Secretary of National Defense"What we see is an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights in the area because of our need to explore and exploit the resources in these areas for the benefit of our own people and that is clear.
Philippines files diplomatic protest vs China’s Panatag baseline declarations
The Philippines filed yesterday a diplomatic protest over China’s baseline declarations around Panatag or Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines’ enactment of the Maritime Zones Act. Beijing responded to the Philippines’ approval of two laws defining its sea lanes and maritime zones on Sunday by releasing baselines and base points of the territorial sea around Panatag,
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