June 17 clash at Second Thomas Shoal, China’s grey-zone activities among Philippines’ challenges as it sought to boost defence in disputed sea.

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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING: The Philippines sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its "illegally beached" warship at Second Thomas Shoal on Dec ... and Japan in the maritime domain amid shared security ...

China has allowed a Philippine civilian ship to deliver supplies to a warship long grounded by Manila at the Second Thomas Shoal in the ... and jointly manage the maritime situation." ...

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 ...

Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's naval deployments in the East China Sea and South China Sea are ...

The Philippine delivery of supplies and military personnel on Thursday to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such trip that did not lead to any confrontation since July, when both sides signed ...

A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea (Aaron Favila/AP) The ...