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Australia has launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving over 3,600 personnel in live-fire ...
Incident that badly damaged a coastguard vessel has raised questions about whether the forces need better training on how to ...
Beijing protests over USS Higgins’ presence near Scarborough Shoal while American navy says its presence is lawful.
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Staying the course in the South China Sea

The number of Chinese ships at the shoal has been growing since last year. “Swarming” is one of China’s “gray zone” tactics — ...
China's defence ministry accused Philippine Coast Guard vessels on Friday of "dangerous manoeuvres" in response to reports of a collision earlier this week between two Chinese vessels near Scarborough ...
The Philippine military has blamed China for a collision between two Chinese navy and coast guard ships in disputed waters ...
Footage from the Philippine coast guard (PCG) showed a Chinese coast guard ship trailing the PCG vessel before a Chinese navy ship suddenly cut across the path of the other Chinese ship, colliding ...
The Philippines is renewing its demand that China compensate damages incurred during a violent confrontation between their forces in the South China Sea over a year ago. Manila also wants back the ...
Chinese vessels were spotted off Luzon and appeared poised to intercept Philippine ships heading to Bajo de Masinloc or ...