China, Philippines and Scarborough Shoal

China’s coastguard circles Scarborough Shoal after Philippines stakes its legislative claim
The patrol comes less than a week after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr signed the Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, embedding Manila’s claims to the South China Sea in domestic law. The US expressed its support for the Philippine legislation, saying other countries had passed similar laws.
China holds combat drills at a disputed shoal west of the Philippines
China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized from the Philippines in the South China Sea.
China draws up new map for southernmost city amid tension over disputed islands with Philippines
China has released an updated map for a southern city, established to reinforce its claims in the South China Sea, showing new labels for Paracel and Spratly districts, which were formally created in 2020 but had not appeared on maps until now.
China’s baselines near Scarborough Shoal aim to ‘exert more pressure’ on Philippines: analysts
China declared its maritime baselines around Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines passed laws defining its maritime zones and sea lanes last week.
Philippines and China dispute borders in South China Sea
The Philippines' foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Wednesday, November 13, to protest against Beijing's establishment of baseline coordinates around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea,
Philippines, China Tensions Build Over Disputed Shoal Baselines
China on Sunday said it delimited the baselines of the territorial sea adjacent to Scarborough Shoal — which it calls Huangyan Dao — saying it’s a “natural step” to lawfully strengthen marine management. In response, Manila’s National Maritime ...
China Sends Military to Disputed Territory to Warn US Ally
The Philippines' defense chief warned of "an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights." ...
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China's coast guard says it conducted inspections around Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea
China's coast guard has conducted new patrols around the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The ...
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China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal. A ...
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China patrols at disputed shoal; Manila summons Beijing’s envoy
China on Wednesday conducted combat readiness patrols at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea to reinforce its claim ...
China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea
The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines ...
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China holds sea and air combat drills at the disputed Scarborough Shoal
BEIJING (AP) — China held sea and air combat drills Wednesday at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, an area of reefs and rocks the Philippines also claims in the South China Sea. On Sunday, ...
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China reaffirms boundaries near flashpoint reef
China on Sunday reasserted its territories around Scarborough Shoal, claiming it has published baselines on that area.
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Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila's jurisdiction to fortify claims
Its line is around Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea feature that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.