The encounter followed Tuesday's near collision between an intercepting Chinese military helicopter and a Philippine turboprop.

The South China Sea is an important shipping route that holds significant oil and gas reserves.

Just days after a Chinese naval helicopter nearly collided with a Philippine patrol plane over a contested reef, China’s military started live-fire drills in waterways near Vietnam on Monday and between Australia and New Zealand over the weekend in an “unprecedented” display of firepower.

The Philippine government has dismissed claims saying that Palawan is part of China as it continues to fight disinformation on social media. In an X post,

Maritime tensions between China and the Philippines were in the spotlight at the Munich Security Conference, with former Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying calling the occupation of disputed features in the South China Sea “a red line.”

Chinese authorities said they have begun live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin on Monday, days after Vietnam announced a new line marking what it considers its territory in the body of water between the countries.

Crew members assigned to the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan say they knew their mission would involve facing off against huge, numerous, intimidating Chinese vessels in the contested waters of the Sea.

China's coast guard sailed within a few dozen miles of the Philippines' Palawan Province while continuing to patrol waters off Luzon island.

As the Philippines, United States, and even Japan look back at the lessons from the 1945 Battle of Manila, so too must the three allies think about the challenges of the present

Recently, a foreign scholar described China as an 'enabler.' This term vividly encapsulates China's commitment to building a community with a shared future for mankind and providing global public goods.