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Philippines, Canada to sign key defense pact amid South China Sea tensions
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Canada and the Philippines to sign a defense pact allowing joint military drills to counter China's actions in the South China Sea. The deal strengthens security cooperation amid rising tensions, with both nations condemning Beijing's "coercive" behavior and expanding alliances with other
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Philippines calls out China for deploying advanced research ships in Phili
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Using satellite data from Canada's Dark Vessel Detection Program, the PCG identified the vessels Bei Diao 996, Zhuhaiyun, and Xiang Yang Hong 10 within the West Philippine Sea, part of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines under international law.
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China, Philippines accuse each other of reckless manoeuvres at Scarborough
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Tensions flared again in the South China Sea as China and the Philippines exchanged accusations over dangerous manoeuvres near Scarborough Shoal. Manila also confronted a Chinese research vessel operating near Taiwan without permission.
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Australia donates drones to strengthen Philippines maritime security amid
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Australia's contribution of 20 advanced drones to the Philippines underscored Manila's urgent requirement to improve its maritime domain awareness, following a tense incident in the South China Sea just days earlier, where Philippine and Chinese coast guard ships came close to a collision, a
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Philippines strengthens defence partnerships amid South China Sea tensions
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Philippines is strengthening its defence partnerships with the US, Canada, and New Zealand amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea. Manila is expanding military drills and negotiating new agreements to counter Beijing's assertive maritime claims.
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Philippines enacts maritime laws to strengthen sovereignty amid South Chin
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has enacted two new maritime laws designed to safeguard the nation's contested territory in the South China Sea, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.
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US condemns China's aggressive actions amid escalating South China Sea ten
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Amid growing tension in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller condemned China's aggressive actions. In a post on X, Miller stated, "The United States stands with our Philippine allies and condemns the dangerous and escalatory a
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Philippines, Vietnam hold first joint drills amid escalating tensions in S
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The exercise on Friday is the first such joint activity between the coast guards of the two countries amid ongoing territorial disputes with each other and, more significantly with China, which claims almost the entire South China Sea as its own.
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Philippines, Vietnam Coast Guards to hold historic joint exercises amid So
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a move to strengthen maritime cooperation, the coast guards of the Philippines and Vietnam will conduct their first-ever joint exercises this August 9.
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Australia boosts ties with Philippine military as South China Sea tensions
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Australia has agreed to boost its security cooperations with the United States, Japan and the Philippines, in response to China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, reported Voice of America (VOA).
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China, Philippines hold "frank and candid exchange" amid South China Sea t
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
During the call, Chinese FM Wang Yi expressed that China and the Philippines are currently "facing serious issues" and issued a cautionary note, stating, "the Philippines must act with caution," as per a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry.
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Tensions in South China Sea simmer as Vietnam objects to Chinese activity
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 29 (ANI): Vietnam is getting increasingly concerned over Beijing's growing interference in the South China Sea, as has been established in view of a recent marine survey conducted by Chinese seismic survey vessel -- Haiyang Dizhi -- within the Vietnamese waters, sources
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