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China opposes new Philippine maritime law
China rejected Philippine maritime claims yesterday, saying new legislation “severely infringes on” Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests.
China opposes new Philippine maritime law
Vows to protect South China Sea ‘sovereignty’
China rejected Philippine maritime claims yesterday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marco Jr signed two laws on Friday to define the country's maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air routes to reinforce sovereignty.
"China firmly opposes this and will continue to take all necessary measures in accordance with the law to resolutely defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests," the foreign ministry said.
Beijing claims sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea, including areas claimed by the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Vows to protect South China Sea ‘sovereignty’
China rejected Philippine maritime claims yesterday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marco Jr signed two laws on Friday to define the country's maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air routes to reinforce sovereignty.
"China firmly opposes this and will continue to take all necessary measures in accordance with the law to resolutely defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests," the foreign ministry said.
Beijing claims sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea, including areas claimed by the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
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Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea
China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed. The deployment, which was not publicised by China, came ahead of U.S.
Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea
REUTERS
Published :
Mar 28, 2025 20:09
Updated :
Mar 28, 2025 20:09
Chinese H-6 bombers fly at the eastern edge of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, March 24, 2025. Photo : Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.
The deployment, which was not publicised by China, came ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the Philippines, which also claims the shoal that lies within its exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles.
China's defence ministry did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters on the scale of the deployment or whether it was timed to coincide with Hegseth's trip.
Officials from the Philippines National Security Council and military did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
During a visit to Manila on Friday, Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to its mutual defence treaty with the Philippines, saying China's actions made deterrence necessary in the South China Sea.
Monday's images taken by Maxar Technologies show two aircraft east of Scarborough Shoal, which China calls "Huangyan Dao".
In recent years, Chinese coast guard vessels have clashed frequently with Philippine fishermen near the mouth of atoll, which China has at times attempted to block since it seized de facto control of the shoal in 2012.
Last month, the Philippines coast guard accused the Chinese navy of performing dangerous flight manoeuvres nearby.
An international arbitration tribunal in the Hague ruled in 2016 that China's claims had no legal basis, but Beijing rejected that decision.
In an email to Reuters, Maxar said the aircraft in the images were H-6 bombers, adding that "rainbow colours" close to them resulted when satellite images of fast-moving objects were processed.
The timing of the flights was unlikely to be accidental, however, regional security analysts said.
Beijing was sending "a signal that China has a sophisticated military," said Peter Layton of Australia's Griffith Asia Institute.
"The bombers' second message could be you (the United States) have the potential for long range strike; so do we, and in larger numbers. Clearly not serendipity," he added.
Regional military attaches say China has gradually stepped up deployments of H-6 bombers into the South China Sea as its military presence has grown, starting with landings on improved runways in the disputed Paracel islands in 2018.
The jet-powered H-6 is based on a Soviet-era design but has been modernised to carry an array of anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles, and some are capable of launching nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
Similar to the US B-52, the basic H-6 design dates back to the 1950s but with improved engines, modern strike weapons and on-board flight systems, it is China's key long-range bomber.
The Pentagon's annual report on China's military in December said a more stealthy aircraft was probably in development.
The bombers were deployed in war game drills in October around Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, and in late December at Scarborough, as part of broader air and sea operations by the Chinese military's Southern Theatre Command.
The command, which covers the South China Sea, operates two regiments of the bombers, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies says.
The December drills were publicised, with the defence ministry saying at the time they were meant to "resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty and security, and maintain peace in the South China Sea".
The ministry posted images of aircraft above the shoal but satellite images capturing patrols in operation are rare.
The altitude at which the H-6s were flying near the shoal is not known.
Taiwan's government rejects China's sovereignty claim, saying only the island's people can decide their future.
REUTERS
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Mar 28, 2025 20:09
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Mar 28, 2025 20:09
Chinese H-6 bombers fly at the eastern edge of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, March 24, 2025. Photo : Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.
The deployment, which was not publicised by China, came ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the Philippines, which also claims the shoal that lies within its exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles.
China's defence ministry did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters on the scale of the deployment or whether it was timed to coincide with Hegseth's trip.
Officials from the Philippines National Security Council and military did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
During a visit to Manila on Friday, Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to its mutual defence treaty with the Philippines, saying China's actions made deterrence necessary in the South China Sea.
Monday's images taken by Maxar Technologies show two aircraft east of Scarborough Shoal, which China calls "Huangyan Dao".
In recent years, Chinese coast guard vessels have clashed frequently with Philippine fishermen near the mouth of atoll, which China has at times attempted to block since it seized de facto control of the shoal in 2012.
Last month, the Philippines coast guard accused the Chinese navy of performing dangerous flight manoeuvres nearby.
An international arbitration tribunal in the Hague ruled in 2016 that China's claims had no legal basis, but Beijing rejected that decision.
In an email to Reuters, Maxar said the aircraft in the images were H-6 bombers, adding that "rainbow colours" close to them resulted when satellite images of fast-moving objects were processed.
The timing of the flights was unlikely to be accidental, however, regional security analysts said.
Beijing was sending "a signal that China has a sophisticated military," said Peter Layton of Australia's Griffith Asia Institute.
"The bombers' second message could be you (the United States) have the potential for long range strike; so do we, and in larger numbers. Clearly not serendipity," he added.
Regional military attaches say China has gradually stepped up deployments of H-6 bombers into the South China Sea as its military presence has grown, starting with landings on improved runways in the disputed Paracel islands in 2018.
The jet-powered H-6 is based on a Soviet-era design but has been modernised to carry an array of anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles, and some are capable of launching nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
Similar to the US B-52, the basic H-6 design dates back to the 1950s but with improved engines, modern strike weapons and on-board flight systems, it is China's key long-range bomber.
The Pentagon's annual report on China's military in December said a more stealthy aircraft was probably in development.
The bombers were deployed in war game drills in October around Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, and in late December at Scarborough, as part of broader air and sea operations by the Chinese military's Southern Theatre Command.
The command, which covers the South China Sea, operates two regiments of the bombers, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies says.
The December drills were publicised, with the defence ministry saying at the time they were meant to "resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty and security, and maintain peace in the South China Sea".
The ministry posted images of aircraft above the shoal but satellite images capturing patrols in operation are rare.
The altitude at which the H-6s were flying near the shoal is not known.
Taiwan's government rejects China's sovereignty claim, saying only the island's people can decide their future.
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China’s most advanced bombers seen on Paracel islands
Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month - a gesture that some analysts described as Beijing’s latest signalling of its growing military capabilities to rivals.
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China’s most advanced bombers seen on Paracel islands
Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month - a gesture that some analysts described as Beijing's latest signalling of its growing military capabilities to rivals.
The deployment marks the first time the long-range H-6 bombers have landed on Woody Island in the Paracels since 2020, and the movement of the now upgraded aircraft comes amid tensions with the Philippines, operations near Taiwan and ahead of the region's biggest defence forum this weekend.
"China's long-range bombers don't need to be on the Paracels so it does appear to be omni-directional signalling by Beijing - against the Philippines and against the US and other things that are going on," said Collin Koh, a defence scholar at Singapore's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to open the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore with a speech today while US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will outline the Trump administration's approach to the region tomorrow. A British aircraft carrier is expected in the South China Sea on a rare deployment next month, diplomats say.
Satellites captured two H-6 planes flying over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal, also in the South China Sea, just ahead of Hegseth's visit to the Philippines in late March, when he reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to its treaty ally.
Regional diplomats and analysts say deployments of the jet-powered H-6 are closely scrutinised, given the way its Cold War-era airframe has been modernised to carry anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles, while some of the planes are capable of launching nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. A potential threat to US bases in the region, H-6 bombers were deployed in wargames around Taiwan in October, and in July flew close to the US mainland for the first time.
China’s most advanced bombers seen on Paracel islands
Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month - a gesture that some analysts described as Beijing's latest signalling of its growing military capabilities to rivals.
The deployment marks the first time the long-range H-6 bombers have landed on Woody Island in the Paracels since 2020, and the movement of the now upgraded aircraft comes amid tensions with the Philippines, operations near Taiwan and ahead of the region's biggest defence forum this weekend.
"China's long-range bombers don't need to be on the Paracels so it does appear to be omni-directional signalling by Beijing - against the Philippines and against the US and other things that are going on," said Collin Koh, a defence scholar at Singapore's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to open the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore with a speech today while US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will outline the Trump administration's approach to the region tomorrow. A British aircraft carrier is expected in the South China Sea on a rare deployment next month, diplomats say.
Satellites captured two H-6 planes flying over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal, also in the South China Sea, just ahead of Hegseth's visit to the Philippines in late March, when he reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to its treaty ally.
Regional diplomats and analysts say deployments of the jet-powered H-6 are closely scrutinised, given the way its Cold War-era airframe has been modernised to carry anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles, while some of the planes are capable of launching nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. A potential threat to US bases in the region, H-6 bombers were deployed in wargames around Taiwan in October, and in July flew close to the US mainland for the first time.
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Unfortunately China has been severely downgraded as a military power due to this India Pakistan flare up recently.
I am so disappointed specially after reading reports that after a fortnight pause after India attacked the 9 orphanages (so called terror camps) in Pakistan, a few thousand Chinese military specialists did come over in that fortnight and manned most of the AD sites and Ballistic missile sites and were instrumental in our now failed defense/ offense.
They've now all been humiliated and gone back to China.
Something we're beginning to uncover/ not reported.
Hard to imagine Pakistanis taking Chinese weaponry seriously now.
I am so disappointed specially after reading reports that after a fortnight pause after India attacked the 9 orphanages (so called terror camps) in Pakistan, a few thousand Chinese military specialists did come over in that fortnight and manned most of the AD sites and Ballistic missile sites and were instrumental in our now failed defense/ offense.
They've now all been humiliated and gone back to China.
Something we're beginning to uncover/ not reported.
Hard to imagine Pakistanis taking Chinese weaponry seriously now.
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Chinese fighter 'intercepts' Philippine plane over disputed shoal, Manila says
A Chinese jet fighter "intercepted" a Philippine aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight over the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the Manila government said, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission. A Reuters jour
Chinese fighter 'intercepts' Philippine plane over disputed shoal, Manila says
REUTERS
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Aug 13, 2025 18:55
Updated :
Aug 13, 2025 18:55
An aerial view of a Chinese fighter jet flying close to a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. Photo : REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
A Chinese jet fighter "intercepted" a Philippine aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight over the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the Manila government said, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission.
A Reuters journalist aboard the Philippine Coast Guard flight watched as the Chinese fighter closed in on the small Cessna Caravan turboprop. At one point the Chinese fighter came within about 200 feet (61 metres) as it manoeuvred behind, above, and alongside the plane, PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriela said.
It was the latest sign of the persistent tensions between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea atoll.
"While they were conducting the flight, they have been intercepted by a Chinese fighter jet," Tarriela told a press conference held afterwards.
The encounter lasted 20 minutes, during which radio demands from one of two Chinese navy ships spotted below ordering the Philippine plane to "leave immediately" could be heard from the cockpit.
The same day, two US warships - littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati and the destroyer USS Higgins - were spotted about 30 nautical miles away from the shoal, Tarriela said.
China's military claimed it "drove away" the US destroyer after it entered the area without permission, but Washington said its ships were conducting lawful freedom of navigation operations.
Located 200 km (124 miles) off the Philippines and inside its exclusive economic zone, Scarborough Shoal is valued for its rich fishing grounds and sheltered lagoon.
On Monday, the PCG sent three vessels to carry supplies to dozens of Filipino fishermen in the atoll. It said Chinese vessels then intervened to carry out what it called a "hazardous" attempt to prevent the delivery, leading to the first known collision between two Chinese ships in the area.
China has not confirmed if any crew were injured, and ignored Manila's offer of medical and rescue aid.
Neither China's defence ministry nor its embassy in Manila has commented on the incident. On Monday, China's coast guard said it took necessary measures to expel Philippine vessels from waters around the shoal.
The United States also condemned Beijing's "reckless" actions.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea via a U-shaped "nine-dash line," a claim invalidated by a 2016 arbitration ruling that also found China's blockade of the Scarborough shoal unlawful.
Sovereignty over the shoal remains unresolved, but China, which rejects the ruling, has maintained a constant presence at the reef since seizing it in 2012, deploying coastguard vessels and "maritime militia".
At least four Chinese coast guard vessels, and several ships identified by the PCG as "maritime militia," were visible in the area during Wednesday's patrol flight.
REUTERS
Published :
Aug 13, 2025 18:55
Updated :
Aug 13, 2025 18:55
An aerial view of a Chinese fighter jet flying close to a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. Photo : REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
A Chinese jet fighter "intercepted" a Philippine aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight over the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the Manila government said, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission.
A Reuters journalist aboard the Philippine Coast Guard flight watched as the Chinese fighter closed in on the small Cessna Caravan turboprop. At one point the Chinese fighter came within about 200 feet (61 metres) as it manoeuvred behind, above, and alongside the plane, PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriela said.
It was the latest sign of the persistent tensions between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea atoll.
"While they were conducting the flight, they have been intercepted by a Chinese fighter jet," Tarriela told a press conference held afterwards.
The encounter lasted 20 minutes, during which radio demands from one of two Chinese navy ships spotted below ordering the Philippine plane to "leave immediately" could be heard from the cockpit.
The same day, two US warships - littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati and the destroyer USS Higgins - were spotted about 30 nautical miles away from the shoal, Tarriela said.
China's military claimed it "drove away" the US destroyer after it entered the area without permission, but Washington said its ships were conducting lawful freedom of navigation operations.
Located 200 km (124 miles) off the Philippines and inside its exclusive economic zone, Scarborough Shoal is valued for its rich fishing grounds and sheltered lagoon.
On Monday, the PCG sent three vessels to carry supplies to dozens of Filipino fishermen in the atoll. It said Chinese vessels then intervened to carry out what it called a "hazardous" attempt to prevent the delivery, leading to the first known collision between two Chinese ships in the area.
China has not confirmed if any crew were injured, and ignored Manila's offer of medical and rescue aid.
Neither China's defence ministry nor its embassy in Manila has commented on the incident. On Monday, China's coast guard said it took necessary measures to expel Philippine vessels from waters around the shoal.
The United States also condemned Beijing's "reckless" actions.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea via a U-shaped "nine-dash line," a claim invalidated by a 2016 arbitration ruling that also found China's blockade of the Scarborough shoal unlawful.
Sovereignty over the shoal remains unresolved, but China, which rejects the ruling, has maintained a constant presence at the reef since seizing it in 2012, deploying coastguard vessels and "maritime militia".
At least four Chinese coast guard vessels, and several ships identified by the PCG as "maritime militia," were visible in the area during Wednesday's patrol flight.
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