Blatantly ignoring international law, however, China absurdly claims the Second Thomas Shoal as its sovereign territory. Indeed, as in the map below, China claims that the near entirety of the ...

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...

China lays claims to the Second Thomas Shoal and much of the South China Sea via its controversial Nine-Dash-Line maps, which have been rejected by several nations, including the United States.

China watches as Philippine supply ship visits Second Thomas Shoal in South China Sea Beijing confirms it monitored – but did not block – Manila’s latest mission to disputed reef near site ...

China and the Philippines have traded barbs for months over manoeuvres at Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll within Manila's 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.

The Second Thomas Shoal, claimed by both China and the Philippines, and the BRP Sierra Madre, a World War II-era tank landing ship that Manila deliberately stationed there in 1999, have taken ...

Beijing should set a definitive time frame for Manila to withdraw from Second Thomas Shoal, a move that would be a big step towards ending the long-standing "cat-and-mouse game" over the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coast guard said on Friday the Philippines sent a civilian ship to ferry daily necessities to a warship at the Second Thomas Shoal that Beijing says was illegally ...

China News: MANILA: The Philippines and China's "provisional agreement" on resupply missions for troops on a South China Sea shoal, the site of numerous clashes b.

You might not notice Second Thomas Shoal from the air. The disputed atoll near the Philippines is a bit larger than Manhattan and sinks beneath the South China Sea’s surface at high tide.

“A U.S. amphibious ship or two with Marines and their aircraft and other hardware aboard deployed to Second Thomas Shoal would be a serious force — and also sending a clear message,” he said.