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China Publishes Baselines For Contested Shoal In South China Sea

China's publication of baselines for Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea escalates tensions over conflicting territorial claims with the Philippines.

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China publishes new details of its sweeping claims to South China Sea in row over Philippine law

The move from Beijing comes just a day after the Philippines signed two laws defining the country’s maritime zones

The Independent UK

China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

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Philippines Asserts Maritime Rights Amid South China Sea Tensions

Philippine President Marcos Jr. signs laws reaffirming maritime territories, sparking tensions with China over South China Sea claims.

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Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims

The Independent UK

Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches

Philippine forces have stage drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance

The Independent UK

Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea

The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China

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Storm Trami affecting Northeast

Tropical Storm Trami left Vietnam for the South China Sea and was bringing heavy rain to part of the Northeast of Thailand on Monday, according to the Meteorological Department.

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Indonesia says its coast guard drove away Chinese ship that interrupted survey in disputed sea

Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the second time in four days, Indonesian authorities said Thursday

The Independent UK

US Expresses Concern Over China's Actions In South China Sea

U.S. raises concerns about China's actions in South China Sea at ASEAN summit, tensions escalate. Discussions also cover Myanmar, North Korea, Ukraine conf...

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Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China's 'dangerous' actions in disputed sea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed South China Sea during an annual summit meeting, and pledged the U.S. will continue to uphold freedom of navigation in the vital sea trade…

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What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea?

Confrontations in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines continue despite efforts to manage disputes.

Al Jazeera

ASEAN And China Focus On Market Integration Amid South China Sea Tensions

Chinese Premier emphasizes market integration with ASEAN amid South China Sea tensions. ASEAN-China trade pact negotiations ongoing. Discussions on regiona...

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Philippines Challenges China Over South China Sea At ASEAN Meet

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the South China Sea at regional summit talks on Thursday, as fears grow that conflict could erupt in the disputed waterway.

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China seeks deeper economic ties with ASEAN at summit talks as South China Sea disputes lurk

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for deeper market integration with Southeast Asia during annual summit talks where territorial disputes in the South China Sea are likely to be high on the agenda

International Business Times

Sea Row On The Menu As ASEAN Leaders Meet China's Li

Southeast Asian leaders will hold summit talks Thursday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, with the disputed South China Sea on the agenda after months of escalating clashes between Beijing's vessels and Philippine and Vietnamese fishermen.

The Independent UK

Vietnam condemns China for assault on its fishermen in the disputed South China Sea

Vietnam has condemned China while saying that Chinese law enforcement personnel assaulted 10 Vietnamese fishermen, damaged their fishing gear and seized about 4 tons of fish catch near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea

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Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say

Vietnam's state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by both China and Vietnam, and 10 crew members sustained injuries

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Quad to endure despite new leaders coming: PM

Quad leaders have agreed to a multi-million dollar push to prevent cervical cancer in the Pacific and increase coast guard co-operation.

The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping’s ‘gunboat diplomacy’ risks driving his bullied neighbours into enemy hands

Chinese aggression in the South China Sea forcing countries such as Japan to increase defences and talk up an ‘Asian Nato’

International Business Times

Philippines Says Disputed Reef 'Not Lost' To China Despite Pullout

The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China.

International Business Times

Philippine Ship In Standoff With China Leaves Flashpoint Reef

A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday.

The Independent UK

Malaysia says it won't bow to China's demands to halt oil exploration in the South China Sea

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia will not bow to demands by China to stop its oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea as the activities are within the country’s waters

The Guardian - AU

A new flashpoint has emerged at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea – and a new danger

Analysts warn that the dispute over Sabina Shoal could lead to an even more drawn-out struggle between Manila and Beijing

Al Jazeera

Malaysia probing leak of classified Chinese note over South China Sea

Move follows publication of leaked document warning Malaysia off oil drilling by Philippine media outlet.

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