A Chinese Navy helicopter flew within three meters of a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft conducting a maritime domain awareness flight over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the South China Sea on February 18. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) described the encounter as dangerous and a...
The Australian government has raised concerns with China following an aerial encounter between a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon and a Chinese People's Liberation Army – Air Force (PLA-AF) J-16 fighter in the South China Sea on February 11.
The armed forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States will
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated on Friday that he is willing to remove a U
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday reiterated that a Chinese national and his two Filipino companions, arrested earlier this month, were involved in "unauthorized foreign intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance activity." This
Tensions in the West Philippine Sea escalated as Chinese maritime forces allegedly harassed Philippine government vessels conducting a scientific survey near Sandy Cay, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). On January 24, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels BRP Datu Pagbuaya and BRP Datu Bankaw, tasked with a marine scientific survey and sand sampling, faced aggressive actions from multiple Chinese Coast Guard ships and a Chinese Navy helicopter
The China Coast Guard (CCG) has intensified its presence in the East China Sea, patrolling the territorial waters of the disputed Diaoyu Dao, known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. “A China Coast Guard (CCG) fleet on Wednesday patrolled the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Dao
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed a patrol ship and two aircraft to monitor China Coast Guard (CCG) Vessel 5901, the worlds largest coast guard ship, after it was sighted 100 kilometers off Capones Island, Zambales province, on Saturday. Known as “The Monster,” the 12,000-ton vessel was detected using Canadas Dark Vessel Detection system, prompting immediate action from the PCG
The China Coast Guard (CCG) “expelled” a Japanese fishing vessel from waters near Diaoyu Dao, East China Sea, asserting Chinas "territorial sovereignty" over the area, on Thursday. A CCG spokesperson, Liu Dejun,
Chinese coast guard and navy ships allegedly used water cannons against Philippine vessels near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday, leaving one of them, BRP Datu Pagbuaya, damaged. The incident occurred during a routine patrol involving Philippine Coast Guard and fisheries vessels aimed at safeguarding Filipino fishermen