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The Latest Breaking News from the South China Sea

China seizes control of disputed reef and plants national flag near Philippine military base

Chinese media says coastguard units entered remote sandbank, known in China as Tiexian Reef, ‘to exercise sovereignty’

The Independent UK

US and Philippine forces launch joint annual combat drills amid tensions with China

The United States and the Philippines launched their annual joint military drills on Monday, involving around 14,000 troops in full-scale combat scenarios designed to strengthen defence cooperation and regional security.

Euronews

US and Philippines launch ‘Super Bowl’ of military exercises around South China Sea

Biggest edition of annual Balikatan drills sets off protests against presence of foreign troops and ‘militarisation’

The Independent UK

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Indonesia and China pledge maritime cooperation amid South China Sea tensions

Indonesia and China vow to strengthen maritime cooperation, including joint security efforts in the South China Sea, amid ongoing tensions over Beijing's activities near the Natuna Islands.

Euronews

China and Indonesia agree to boost maritime security cooperation in South China Sea despite tensions

Indonesia and China say they have committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth pledges US support for Manila against China

The US defence secretary's visit to the Philippines came as Democrats called on him to resign over a national security scandal.

Euronews

US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea

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Philippine defense chief calls China's claims in the South China Sea 'the biggest fiction and lie'

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country will accept

The Independent UK

A bubble tea chain and a toy doll are the latest casualties of Beijing and Hanoi's competing claims over the South China Sea

Vietnamese flooded Chagee with negative comments after the milk tea chain's app used a map that endorsed Beijing's expansive territorial claims.

Fortune

Sales of Vietnamese doll plunge over face marking like China’s ‘nine-dash line’

One version of Baby Three doll appears to bear a mark resembling the shape of the ocean border on which China bases its illegitimate claim to most of the South China Sea

The Guardian - AU

Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map

Bangkok Post

Toy Trouble: Vietnam Pulls Dolls Over South China Sea Map

Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.

International Business Times

Canada and Philippines will sign a key defense pact to boost combat drills and military ties

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have concluded negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their forces to hold large combat exercises and intensify defense cooperation

The Independent UK

Philippine 'Angels' Aim To De-escalate South China Sea Encounters

Seawoman Second Class Stephane Villalon's voice reverberated on the bridge of her Philippine ship as she issued a radio challenge to a much larger Chinese Coast Guard vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

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Philippine defense chief warns allies will fight if China restricts flights over South China Sea

The Philippine defense secretary says his country and its allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or restrict freedom of flights over the South China Sea

Al Jazeera

China says Philippines ‘illegally’ flew planes over South China Sea islands

The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

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Chinese Navy Helicopter Flies Dangerously Close To Philippine Patrol Plane

Tensions escalate in the South China Sea as China and the Philippines clash over territorial claims, prompting international concern.

The Independent UK

Philippines accuses Chinese plane of flying ‘dangerously’ close to its aircraft over South China Sea

The Philippine coast guard on Tuesday accused a Chinese Navy helicopter of flying "dangerously" close to its patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

The Independent UK

Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, as the Filipino pilot warned by radio: “You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.”

International Business Times

Philippine Coast Guard Slams 'Dangerous' China Helicopter Manoeuvres

The Philippine Coast Guard condemned "dangerous" manoeuvres by a Chinese Navy helicopter Tuesday as it flew within three metres (10 feet) of a surveillance flight carrying a group of journalists over the contested Scarborough Shoal.

AAP

Aust, Chinese officials meet after mid-air incident

A mid-air incident involving Australia and China's air forces last week was likely discussed at a senior defence officials' meeting in Beijing.

The Guardian - AU

Australia condemns ‘unsafe’ airspace encounter and rejects Chinese allegations RAAF plane ‘deliberately intruded’

Australian defence department says it is monitoring three Chinese ships in the Coral Sea

The Independent UK

Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘unsafe conduct’ over South China Sea

The Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares that endangered an Australian military surveillance plane

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