Philippines, South China Sea and Scarborough Shoal

US flies joint patrol with the Philippines near shoal region guarded by China
The U.S. and Philippines flew a joint patrol over the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea guarded by Beijing's troops.
South China Sea: Philippine, US planes fly near contested shoal in ‘message’ to Beijing
Air patrol exercise underscores Manila’s efforts to assert its maritime claims while testing US commitment to regional security, analysts say.
US B-1 bombers, Philippine FA-50 fighter jets hold joint patrols over Scarborough Shoal. A warning to China?
US and Philippine fighter jets conducted joint patrols over Scarborough Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll, amid rising tensions and China’s territorial claims
PLA holds combat readiness patrols around hotly disputed South China Sea shoal
The Chinese military carried out combat readiness patrols in waters and airspace surrounding a hotly disputed Sea shoal on Friday, the latest in a series of exercises to reinforce its control of the area.
Philippines jets, US bombers jointly patrol Panatag
Two US Air Force B-1 bombers joined three Philippine FA-50 fighter jets in air patrol and intercept exercises over Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal recently, the first joint military drills between the Philippines and the US under the Trump administration.
US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China
U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft have staged a joint patrol and training over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive away a Philippine aircraft
Philippines, U.S. hold joint air patrol over South China Sea, angering China
The air forces of the Philippines and the United States held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday, a move that angered China, which also conducted a "routine patrol" over a disputed shoal.
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Philippines says it won’t let China normalize ‘illegal’ ship deployments in EEZ
Chinese coast guard ships have stayed for a month in Manila’s exclusive economic zone, including Scarborough Shoal.
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China Expands South China Sea Presence
The latest Maritime Security Threat Advisory from Dryad Global states that China’s military activity near Scarborough Shoal ...
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PH Navy issues challenge vs Chinese Navy ships off Scarborough Shoal
The Philippine Navy says the presence of People’s Liberation Army-Navy ships off Scarborough Shoal shows China's 'complete disregard for international law and undermines the peace and stability in the ...
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China is pushing the Philippines `to the wall' with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
A large Chinese coast guard ship patrolled hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in recent days and then sailed toward the northwestern coast of the Philippines on Tuesday, coming as close as 77 ...
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China defends Scarborough Shoal patrols after Philippine protest
Bajo de Masinloc is the Philippine name for Scarborough Shoal, a contested maritime feature known in China as Huangyan Island. It is a triangular coral reef formation surrounding a lagoon ...
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PH, US hold bilateral air patrol over West Philippine Sea
The exercises will cover 'part' of Scarborough Shoal, a feature that's within the Philippine exclusive economic zone but that China has controlled since 2012 ...