September 4, 2024 1:00 AM
Alright, fam, let’s talk real. Scrolling through endless memes is fun, but the world’s got some serious issues brewing, and one that’s gonna keep popping up: the South China Sea tensions.
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Newsweek; September 3, 2024 6:07 AM EDT
The U.S. ally has stationed one of its largest coast guard vessels, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, at Sabina Shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands since April after discovering crushed coral piles, raising concerns that China build an artificial island.
China Doubles Down After Ship Collision at South China Sea Flashpoint
Financial Times: September 3, 2024
On July 24, China Coast Guard 5202 sailed loops around Thitu, an island in the Spratlys held by the Philippines, while at least four other vessels loitered around reefs close to the Philippine coast.
How China’s coastguard is ‘trying to occupy the ocean’
The Times of India; September 2, 2024 19:45 IST
At the center of the latest clashes is Sabina Shoal
Skirmishes between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent days.
Naval News; September 2, 2024
This was the fifth time in a month that China had confronted Philippine law enforcement agencies within the country’s own EEZ, as China goes all out to push the Philippines away from this shoal and others. The presence of two naval tugboats suggested China might even have been contemplating towing the Philippine vessel away after immobilising it.
USCG Pacific Comments Latest Chinese Ramming of Philippine Coast Guard Vessel
Agence France-Presse: September 1, 2024 12:36 PM
Japan voiced “strong concern and protest” Saturday after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters…
Japan protests Chinese naval intrusion into territorial waters
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