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HISTORICAL FACTS: Spratly islands - The Untold Story

Chinese And Philippine Ships Collide Near Spratly Islands

Tensions rise in the South China Sea as a Chinese vessel collides with a Philippine supply ship near the disputed Spratly Islands.

China says a Chinese vessel and Philippine supply ship collided in the disputed South China Sea

A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

Philippines places buoys in parts of S.China Sea to assert sovereignty

The Philippines has placed navigational buoys within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to assert sovereignty over the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, a coast guard spokesperson said on Sunday.

Reuters · May 14, 2023

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Manila keen to 'expose' Chinese ships

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines: Chinese ships remain an intimidating presence around a Philippine-controlled shoal in the contested Spratly Islands chain where a recent laser-pointing incident has become a new source of tension between the two countries.

Bangkok Post · Feb 22, 2023

What has been happening in the South China Sea and what do experts predict for 2023?

Several countries have claims in the strategic waters of the South China Sea but one is aggressively muscling for the rights to everything above and below the water.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Australian warships challenged by Chinese military near heavily fortified Spratly Islands

Officials with knowledge of the operation say HMAS Hobart and HMAS Stalwart sailed close to the Spratly Islands and were closely tracked by the People's Liberation Army.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

US Navy ship again sails near disputed South China Sea islands

BEIJING: A United States Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the US Navy said, its second such "freedom of navigation" operation in a week in the South China Sea.

Bangkok Post · Jul 16, 2022

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U.S. Navy conducts freedom of navigation operation in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy on Saturday said in a statement the USS Benfold carried out what it calls a "freedom of navigation operation" in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022

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