Most of these features are located in the Spratly Islands, including several near the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal where ships from the two countries have clashed repeatedly.

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he suggested that Manila “should seek to convene a new meeting and shift the agenda towards preventing future incidents”, especially after the Sabina Shoal became a new flashpoint in August.

These operations are conducted particularly in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and Escoda (Sabina) Shoal. The most violent incident occurred on June 17 which resulted in one ...

“They were met ~50 kilometers south of Sabina Shoal and followed very closely by (CCG 5203), which appeared to carry out several aggressive and unsafe maneuvers against both ships,” he ...

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims.

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims ...

BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that's likely to increase tensions over overlapping ...

Beijing claimed that it aimed to solidify the arbitral award through domestic legislation, as it would include Panatag Shoal, most of the Spratly Islands and relevant waters into the Philippines ...