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Philippines to Upgrade South China Sea Outposts, Military Chief Says

Philippines to Upgrade South China Sea Outposts, Military Chief Says

By Sebastian Strangio
Desalination machines and communications upgrades are slated for the nine features that Manila occupies in the contested waterway.

Philippines Again Calls Out China For ‘Unsafe Actions’ in South China Sea

Philippines Again Calls Out China For ‘Unsafe Actions’ in South China Sea

By Sebastian Strangio
The criticisms followed another close call in contested waters, this time in the vicinity of Philippine-occupied Thitu Island.
Philippines Seeks Explanation From China Over Seizure of Rocket Debris

Philippines Seeks Explanation From China Over Seizure of Rocket Debris

By Sebastian Strangio
The incident close to the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island was just the latest between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea.

Kamala Harris Says US Commitment to Philippines ‘Unwavering’

Kamala Harris Says US Commitment to Philippines ‘Unwavering’

By Sebastian Strangio
The U.S. vice president's visit to the Philippines has seemingly closed the book on the problems and tensions of the Rodrigo Duterte era.

The US Navy’s Shifting View of China’s Coast Guard and ‘Maritime Militia’

The US Navy’s Shifting View of China’s Coast Guard and ‘Maritime Militia’

By Ankit Panda
The U.S. has told China that it’ll treat its coast guard and “maritime militia” as naval vessels, in effect.

With New South China Sea Tensions With Philippines, China Overplays Its Hand

With New South China Sea Tensions With Philippines, China Overplays Its Hand

By Ankit Panda
China’s attempts to test the U.S.-Philippine alliance may strengthen the alliance at a critical time.

Philippines Slams China's South China Sea Flotilla

Philippines Slams China's South China Sea Flotilla

By Jim Gomez
Manila protested against the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near Philippine-controlled islets.
Allied Assurances and Credibility: The United States, the Philippines, and the South China Sea

Allied Assurances and Credibility: The United States, the Philippines, and the South China Sea

By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Does an unambiguous U.S. assurance to the Philippines in the South China Sea give second wind to an alliance in trouble?

South China Sea: Philippines Plans Spratly Upgrades

South China Sea: Philippines Plans Spratly Upgrades

By Ankit Panda
The Philippines Armed Forces will upgrade the airstrip on Thitu Island, among other improvement.

South China Sea: A Chinese 'Invasion' Near the Philippines' Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys?

South China Sea: A Chinese 'Invasion' Near the Philippines' Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys?

By Ankit Panda
Recent events near Pag-asa Island raise distressing questions.

Philippine 'Freedom Voyage' Lands on Disputed Island in South China Sea

Philippine 'Freedom Voyage' Lands on Disputed Island in South China Sea

By Shannon Tiezzi
Defying China and the Philippine government, an activist group lands 47 people on Thitu Island.
Setting the Record Straight on US Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea

Setting the Record Straight on US Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea

By Ankit Panda
Details on the late October FON operation have been slim, but they matter immensely.

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