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Philippine troops watch a Philippine coast guard ship as they secure an area at the Philippine-occupied Thitu island, locally called Pag-asa island, on December 1, 2023, at the disputed South China Sea
A CHINESE vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea today, China’s coastguard said.
The coastguard that said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands.
They accused the Philippine craft of ignoring “repeated solemn warnings and dangerously approached a Chinese vessel in normal navigation in an unprofessional manner, resulting in a collision.”
The cancelled China trip of the German Foreign Minister marks a break with Helmut Schmidt’s China policy and drives Germany further into Washington’s confrontation course, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
From 35,000 troops in Talisman Sabre war games to HMS Spey provocations in the Taiwan Strait, Labour continues Tory militarisation — all while claiming to uphold ‘one China’ diplomatic agreements from 1972, reports KENNY COYLE
