China Coast Guard watercraft forces were observed Aug. 20, 2025, exercising at Second Thomas Shoal with several fast boats and rigid-hulled inflatable boats armed with mounted weapons. Armed Forces of ...

The deployment to the shoal, the site of a series of dangerous encounters last year, could herald a new season of confrontation in the South China Sea. A photo released by the Armed Forces of the ...

The Houthis’ activities in the Red Sea and the Chinese actions around Second Thomas Shoal have notable similarities in tactical conduct and adversarial responses. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that he is ...

Tensions in the South China Sea have erupted once again after a maritime clash between Chinese and Philippine vessels near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Tiexian Jiao. The incident, ...

China has allowed a Philippine civilian ship to deliver supplies to a warship long grounded by Manila at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Chinese coastguard said on Tuesday. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino forces transported food, fuel and new personnel to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippe officials said.

Tensions are rising again at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal following a surge in activity from Chinese and Philippine vessels at a critical time for resupplying troops stationed on a stranded ...

MANILA, Philippines — China has deployed coast guard ships and several militia vessels close to long-grounded Philippine warship in a disputed South China Sea shoal where Filipino forces have been put ...