‘Only pirates do this’: Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China Sea escalation
Hong Kong CNN —
Collin Koh in asian news
As China decries US plans for an Asian Nato, is it all a ‘political gimmick’?
Analyst Collin Koh thinks the idea of a Nato-like Asian security alliance is a propaganda ploy.
Chinese state media says Philippine troops pointed guns at coastguards near disputed South China Sea reef
A post on CCTV’s Frontline social media account on Sunday said the incident took place near the Second Thomas Shoal, which has been at the centre of numerous confrontations in recent months.
US aircraft carriers lead ‘large deck’ exercises with Japan east of Taiwan
Seoul, South Korea CNN —
Muscle and mediation swirl in the South China Sea
The state visit to Beijing by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in January 2023 did not yield the momentum for bilateral ties that his predecessor’s trip in 2017 did. Barely one month after the state visit, there was a flareup in the South China Sea (SCS) with the Chinese coastguard’s lasing of its Philippine counterpart off Second Thomas Shoal.