China, Philippines and Scarborough Shoal

Philippines accuses China of illegally mapping claims to Scarborough Shoal
The Philippines has explicitly labeled China's baseline declarations around Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) as illegal under international law — a direct pushback against Beijing after it aired its fury over Manila's new maritime zones law.
Philippines, China Tensions Build Over Disputed Shoal Baselines
The Philippines has protested China’s baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as tensions between the two nations build up anew over their competing claims in the South China Sea.
China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal. A nation’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone are typically defined as the distance from the baselines. Both China and the ...
China Declares Baselines Around Disputed South China Sea Shoal
The move was a direct response to the Philippines’ enactment of two new laws aimed at strengthening the country’s own maritime claims.
China pushing Philippines to cede South China Sea claims
CANBERRA >> China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila’s Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
China declares baseline of 'territorial waters' around Scarborough Shoal
China's government has unilaterally defined the country's baseline of "territorial waters" around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
New China-Philippines Sea Clash: China Sets Baselines at Disputed Shoal
China establishes baselines around Scarborough Shoal, intensifying maritime tensions with the Philippines amid recent legal disputes.
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PH files diplomatic protest vs China’s Scarborough baseline
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a diplomatic protest against China after the latter defined a baseline of ...
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PH files diplomatic protest vs China over Scarborough baselines in WPS
The Philippines on Tuesday filed a diplomatic protest over China's establishment of baselines around Scarborough Shoal or ...
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China formalizes control of Scarborough Shoal
JUST two days after President Marcos, Jr. signed into law the 2024 Maritime Zones Act, which he said "aligned our laws with ...
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PH files protest vs. China-declared baselines in Scarborough
The Philippine government formally rejected the Chinese-declared “baselines and base points” around the Bajo de Masinloc (BDM ...
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Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila's jurisdiction to fortify claims
hina has announced the baselines of its territorial sea around the Scarborough Shoal to strengthen its claim over the ...
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's ...
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China reaffirms boundaries near flashpoint reef
China on Sunday reasserted its territories around Scarborough Shoal, claiming it has published baselines on that area.
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China pressuring Philippines to give up sovereign rights, says Teodoro
Beijing is pressuring Manila to give up its sovereign rights to explore and develop resources in the West Philippine Sea, the ...