The Philippines’ remote Batanes Islands, near Taiwan, are emerging as a key strategic zone amid rising U.S.-China tensions. Military drills, missile deployments, and fears of war have unsettled locals as Washington and Manila strengthen defenses to deter Beijing.
China says it drove off USS Higgins near disputed Scarborough Shoal, calling it a sovereignty violation. US insists operation upheld navigation rights. Clash follows Philippines’ accusations against China. Strategic waterway sees rising tensions as $3 trillion trade route becomes geopolitical flashpoint.
The Jumbo restaurant capsized in the South China Sea on Sunday near the Paracel Islands while on its way to an undisclosed location. Read more on Dynamite News:
Chinese activities along the Sino-Indian border eerily mimic what has been happening in the South China Sea for nearly a decade. It is thus illustrative to look at the latter to predict what may happen in the former, as events happen against a backdrop of plummeting international trust in Chinese intentions.
The United States has sent two aircraft carriers into the disputed waters of the South China Sea to participate in military exercises as Beijing flexes its muscle in the region.
At least 10 people have been killed and six others missing after Typhoon Phanfone battered several central Philippine islands on Christmas Day, before heading out to the South China Sea, state media reported citing local authorities on Thursday.
New allies Vietnam and Australia expressed concern on Friday about China’s activities in the South China Sea, where Vietnamese and Chinese vessels are locked in a tense standoff in Vietnamese-controlled waters.
Indonesia has renamed part of the South China Sea as it will now refer to the northern areas of its exclusive economic zone in the sea as the “North Natuna Sea.”
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