“The China Coast Guard took professional and restrained ... The Philippines in 1999 beached the Sierra Madre on the shoal and has since populated it with a contingent of marines to create ...

Click to enlarge Chinese coast guard ships loom on the horizon just beyond the shoal, which is part of the Spratly Islands -- territory claimed by both the Philippines and China. The Sierra Madre ...

MANILA--A Chinese coast guard ... the BRP Sierra Madre, the task force said. It was the latest flare-up in long-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest ...

Seventh trouble-free mission to disputed Second Thomas Shoal could be due to the July 2024 arrangement between both sides, analysts note.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines  has again managed to deliver food and other supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.

MANILA, Philippines — With its tactic of intimidation drawing outrage and unsuccessful in stopping Philippine resupply missions for troops on the BRP Sierra ... the China coast guard (CCG ...