The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday ...

Beijing says 2 Filipino aircraft ‘illegally intruded’ into China's airspace over Huangyan Island, also known as Scarborough ...

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along ...

China in turn accused the Australian plane of "deliberately" intruding into airspace over the disputed Paracel Islands, ...

China is stationing J-16 fighters in the South China Sea in an obvious attempt to assert greater control over the area.

The US has accused China of "unsafe and irresponsible" action during a close encounter between a PLA helicopter and a Philippine plane over the Sea on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Washington ...

China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun in turn accused the Australian military aircraft of “deliberately” intruding ...

Entry is for mainland citizens only - and even then, intense screenings apply. The destination is the South China Sea's ...

In May 2024, Australia protested to China after one of its fighter jets intercepted and dropped flares close to an Australian ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The 'blue hole' was discovered among the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. It measured just over 300 metres deep, surpassing the previous record of 202 metres ...

After 20 years of negotiations and growing flare-ups in the disputed waters, the delay has produced more mistrust and arguably benefited powerful parties. Compromise may be the only realistic way ...