It has only been a couple of weeks since this happened as a Philippine patrol boat approached Scarborough Shoal. Philippines ship getting blasted by water cannons of China Coast Guard vessel near Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea. Chinese appear to be aiming at tricolor Philippine flag & ship’s radar systems. pic.twitter.com/gWdAcBzPPE — Clash Report (@clashreport) […]
Just because it’s not front page news at the moment doesn’t mean this may not be one of the most important stories in the world right now. As discussed here and here, the conflict between China and the Philippines has been escalating for most of the past year. China claims that all of the islands […]
I’ve written many times about China’s behavior in the South China Sea. Recently China has claimed that it had a “gentlemen’s agreement” with former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The hitch here is that this alleged agreement was never written down and there’s no clear proof it existed at all. In a statement on Thursday, the […]
China continues to escalate its bullying in the South China Sea. Yesterday it fired water cannons at supply ships coming from the Philippines. China’s coast guard fired water cannons that damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday, marking the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine authorities said. […]
Just because it was Christmas doesn’t mean things have calmed down in the South China Sea. On the contrary, China is loudly vocalizing its displeasure with the Philippines and the United States. Here’s an opinion piece from the Global Times (Chinese state media) published just before Christmas. A peaceful and placid South China Sea is […]
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