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    • Chinese Navy in large show of force 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2018, on page A9)
      The images, provided by Planet Labs Inc, confirm a Chinese carrier group has entered the vital trade waterway as part of what the Chinese navy earlier described as combat drills that were part of routine annual exercises. ...

    • Chinese Navy sets combat drills in South China Sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2018, on page A5)
      China claims most of the South China Sea, a key trade route and home to areas that are believed to hold large quantities of oil and natural gas. Along with China, parts of the South China Sea are subject to competing claims ...

    • 'Chinese navy using Jackson Atoll as docking area' 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, July 28, 2018, on page 2)
      The Chinese navy has reportedly transformed Jackson Atoll into a “parking space” for its ships deployed for operations in the disputed South China Sea. “About Pag-asa, the Chinese are moving closer to the island while at ...

    • Chinese patrol boat steers close to PCG ship off Scarborough 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, March 28, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused its Chinese counterpart of steering one of its ships within meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea, breaking international rules and risking a ...

    • Chinese presence near island 'illegal' 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, April 5, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday declared the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group “illegal.” The DFA said Pag-asa Island is part of the Kalayaan or Spratly ...

    • 'Chinese reseach in Benham still a mystery' 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2017, on page 10)
      What a Chinese research vessel did during its three month expedition at Benham Rise last year remains a mystery to the Philippine government, even as security officials have maintained the incident did not pose any threat ...

    • Chinese research ship back in PH 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Corrales, Nestor; Mangosing, Frances; Santos, Tina G.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 2, 2021, on page A1-A6)
      A Chinese ship that was spotted in northern Philippine waters in 2020 was sighted again, this time on the country’s eastern side before it left that area on Monday morning. But according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), ...

    • 'Chinese research ships sighted in Pacific but outside Phl' 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, August 25, 2019, on page 9)
      The Chinese ship detected in the Pacific was actually conducting a survey outside the Philippines 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. “Actually I’ve seen that ...

    • Chinese rocket debris found in Palawan waters 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ticke, Gerald (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 9, 2022, on page A2)
      A wreckage from a rocket carrying payload to China’s Tiangong Space Station was found on Monday in the waters near Busuanga Island in Palawan province. China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) had earlier issued a global ...

    • Chinese ship fired warning shot at PH boat 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, June 5, 2015, on page B6)
      A Chinese ship reportedly fired a warning shot to scare away a fishing boat near a Chinese-occupied reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) last week, a fishing boat operator disclosed yesterday. In a phone ...

    • Chinese ship fires flares at PAF plane over Kalayaan 

      Laude, Jaime; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, April 24, 2015, on page 1-11)
      A Chinese frigate fired illumination rounds or flares at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane on reconnaissance patrol over the country’s Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the disputed Spratlys last Sunday. Top defense and ...

    • Chinese ship near Panatag, DND to verify—Lorenzana 

      (Manila Standard, August 13, 2021, on page A4)
      The government is verifying reports of the alleged presence of a Chinese research ship spotted near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday. In a statement, ...

    • Chinese ship nearly rams PCG vessel 

      Baroña, Franco Jose C. (The Manila Times, March 28, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday said that a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship steered very close to one of its patrol ships in waters near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales. The PCG said that the ...

    • Chinese ship returns to waters off Vietnam 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2020, on page A11)
      A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of pushing its presence in the South China Sea while other claimants are ...

    • Chinese ship spotted in PH economic zone 

      Pesco, Darwin; Calayag, Keith (The Manila Times, September 19, 2020, on page A3)
      A Chinese research vessel was seen inside the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, a maritime expert bared. In a tweet, Ryan Martinson, professor at the US Naval War College, said on September 17, Jiageng was 50 ...

    • Chinese ship waste endangering reefs 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, July 14, 2021, on page 4)
      Swarns of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea, causing algae blooms that have damaged coral reefs and threatened fish in an unfolding catastrophe, a ...

    • Chinese ships again within sight of PH-US exercises 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2022, on page A2)
      Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, one of them the biggest in its fleet, were once again spotted near waters where a search and rescue exercise between Filipino and American troops was conducted on Friday and Saturday. ...

    • 'Chinese ships entering PH waters an issue for Duterte' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, August 21, 2019, on page 5)
      Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said the unannounced passage of Chinese warships in the Philippine waters was an “issue” for President Rodrigo Duterte. He added that foreign vessels passing through Manila’s waters ...

    • Chinese ships harass PH boats in Ayungin 

      Maralit, Kristina; Reyes, Dempsey; Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, November 19, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Chinese coast guard vessels blocked and fired water cannon at two civilian boats resupplying Filipino troops stationed in the Ayungin Shoal, Philippine government officials reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ...

    • Chinese ships in disputed waters 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, August 7, 2014, on page B6)
      Chinese coastguard ships sailed into waters off Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, officials said, after Tokyo’s annual defense paper warned over China’s “dangerous acts” near the disputed ...