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Admiral John Richardson says the United States has seen Chinese activity around Scarborough Shoal, which China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago, in the northern part of the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea. An international court ruling on a case brought by the Philippines against China over its South China Sea claims is expected within a month.
2016-03-17

Filipino fishermen say China has deployed up to five ships around the disputed Quirino Atoll, also known as Jackson Atoll, in the South China Sea, preventing them from accessing traditional fishing grounds.
2016-03-1

Seven out of 57 countries defer joining the China-dominated bank. While most of them cite temporary procedural constraints at home, political reasons are involved with the case of the Philippines amid a territorial dispute with China in South China Sea.
2015-06-30

The death toll from Typhoon Rammasun reaches 94 in the Philippines and 18 in southern China.
2014-07-20

Typhoon Rammasun, which has killed at least 54 people in the Philippines, approaches the southern China provinces of Hainan and Guangdong.
2014-07-18

Chinese vessels reportedly harassed Filipino fishermen off the coast of the Philippines last January 27, according to the Philippine military.
2014-02-24

Hong Kong arrests an employer for abusing an Indonesian maid which resulted in protests by migrant workers from Indonesia and the Philippines in the Chinese territory.
2014-01-20

China sends a 'peace ark' loaded with aid to the Philippines after it was criticized for not giving enough.
2013-11-20

Severe tropical storm Trami arrives in southern China after killing seventeen people in the Philippines. [http:--www.charlotteobserver.com-2013-08-22-4254324-storm-lashes-china-after-killing.html (AP via "Charlotte Observer")]date=April 2020
2013-08-22

Taiwan plans to expand a pier on one of the disputed Spratly Islands, parts of which are also claimed by Vietnam, Brunei, China, Malaysia and the Philippines, as the other claimants strengthen military deployment in the South China Sea.
2013-04-7