West philippine sea articles
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South China Sea: 'Confrontation' as Chinese coastguard uses water cannon on Philippine vessel
The incident - which caused damage to a canopy on Philippine Coastguard BRP Bagacay, happened just outside the Scarborough Shoal.
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Chinese water cannon damages ship in new South China Sea flare-up, Philippines says
China’s coast guard fired water cannons that damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday, marking the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said the incident occurred as one of its ships and a fisheries agency vessel carried out a “legitimate patrol” near Scarborough Shoal, a Chinese-controlled rocky outcrop 130 miles (200 kilometers) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon and inside Manila’s...
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New Philippine, U.S. military drills in South China Sea spark anger in Beijing
The U.S. and the Philippines kicked off joint military drills Monday in the South China Sea, drawing immediate protests from China.