The Chinese warships and maritime militia boats spotted around Mischief Reef are near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal Manila says Beijing's naval presence would not deter the ...

The deployment of US soldiers in Palawan enhances intelligence gathering for Second Thomas Shoal ... contested maritime features claimed by Beijing. Named after the Ayungin Shoal - a flashpoint ...

a special operations unit named after the Philippine word for Second Thomas Shoal - a flashpoint in Manila's maritime conflict with Beijing. It was the latest example of the US "fanning the flames ...

BANGKOK--China has been at odds with many other countries in the Asia-Pacific ... with water cannon near Second Thomas Shoal; China says it acted appropriately under maritime law to defend its ...

BEIJING – China said on Friday the Philippines had sent supplies to a beached warship on Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South ... and jointly manage the maritime situation,” Liu Dejun, a ...

An analysis of the Philippines’ recent resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal suggests that the understanding can, in fact, satisfy both sides’ red lines. Manila said that “no untoward ...

“Despite attempts by a significant number of China coast guard and Chinese maritime militia vessels ... to prevent it from approaching the Second Thomas Shoal. The brazen move, which was caught ...

The incident took place during the regular resupply of the Philippine outpost on Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. A look back at the strategic dynamics of the maritime disputes in 2023 ...

Take a close look at a video of Sunday's "collision" between a Philippine coastguard ship and a Chinese maritime militia ... reef known variously as Second Thomas Shoal, Ayungin Shoal or Ren ...

The Latest Flash Point in the South China Sea? Situated within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and not far from the island of Palawan, the Second Thomas Shoal has become the focal point ...

Named after the Ayungin Shoal – a flashpoint in Manila’s maritime conflict with China – the task force’s existence was confirmed by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin during his visit to ...