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The Philippine Coast Guard establishes a surveillance station on the disputed Thitu Island in the South China Sea.
2023-12-1

China imposes "control measures" against Philippine vessels at a contested South China Sea location after a Philippine auxiliary ship entered the area which China deemed as infringing on its sovereignty.
2023-11-10

The Philippines' film review board requests that American film distributor Warner Bros. Pictures censor a scene in the upcoming film "Barbie" that includes a map displaying the internationally contested nine-dash line in the South China Sea before releasing the film in the country.
2023-07-12

China's People's Liberation Army Air Force says it has conducted "combat patrols" near the disputed Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea as part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security threats. Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Su-30 fighter jets took part in the patrols, according to Xinhua News Agency.
2016-08-6

The Permanent Court of Arbitration rules in favor of the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
2016-07-12

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin says the United States was making political provocations with its patrols in the disputed South China Sea. He also says China is building military facilities on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of its national defense policy. Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama said, for the sake of regional stability, countries should stop building artificial islands and militarizing their claims in this sea.
2015-11-22

The European Union sides with the United States over Tuesday's U.S.-Chinese patrolling incident in the South China Sea.
2015-10-30

China completes the construction of two lighthouses on the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea according to Chinese state media. The U.S. and the Philippines have opposed the construction efforts.
2015-10-10

China says it will open disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea to tourism before the May Day holiday, a move to which Vietnam is strongly opposed, as the United States expresses concern.
2013-04-7

Vietnam accuses a Chinese vessel of firing on one of its fishing boats in disputed waters in the South China Sea, setting it on fire.
2013-03-26