Persistent clashes have been reported between Chinese and Philippines coast guard ships, when the latter runs supplies to the grounded Sierra Madre ship, now functioning as an outpost. So it’s ...

Ship-tracking data showed that as of ... are contesting control over physical territory. The Philippines in 1999 beached the Sierra Madre on the shoal and has since populated it with a contingent ...

Former Chinese deputy foreign minister Fu Ying says Beijing will not accept occupation of a World War II-era ship that Manila ...

Five Chinese nationals were arrested by Philippine law enforcement on espionage charges last month after conducting “illegal ...

As a simple, robust mobile platform, an SLV is an ideal means to help the Philippines ... the BRP Sierra Madre, a long-grounded World War II-era tank landing ship, or LST. There’s a good chance ...

The Philippines’ foreign affairs chief puts forward a longer-term solution for tensions to go down in the South China Sea: it’s time for China to ‘behave professionally’ ...

from the nearest Philippines coast and where it maintains the Sierra Madre, which had become encrusted with rust since it was deliberately grounded in 1999 but remains an actively commissioned ...

including areas the Philippines views as part of its exclusive economic zone. Beijing has barred delivery of construction ...