Tensions surged near Sandy Cay on May 22 as Chinese Coast Guard vessels sideswiped and blasted Philippine research ships with water cannons. China slammed the mission as “illegal,” warning of further ...

uses a water cannon and sideswipped a Philippine fisheries vessel on a research mission near one of three sandbars called Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday May 21, 2025.

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Philippine’s foreign ministry said it ‘rejects and refutes’ statements of Manila’s Chinese embassy about China’s claims of ...

Few of the South East Asian countries which also claim islands in the same sea have dared to push back against China; only Vietnam and the Philippines have done so. The militaries of both countries ...

Every morning at 7am, Filipino government worker Elmer Bania steps into his office and looks out the window facing the sea.

China’s coastguard says Philippine vessel ‘dangerously’ approached its ship, resulting in a collision. The Philippines ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

Filipino forces and villagers have been struggling to live in Beijing's shadow in the disputed South China while fighting ...

The latest incident comes amid ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines over the disputed strategic waterway.

MANILA, Philippines (AP ... conducting marine research in the disputed South China Sea. The Bureau of Fisheries in Manila said the incident took place on Wednesday near one of three sandbars called ...