🇵🇭 Philippines

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

• China's military and coast guard accused of harassing Philippine aircraft and vessels at Scarborough and in the Spratlys

  On 4 October, the Philippines accused Chinese military and coast guard forces of harassing its government aircraft and vessels. The Philippines deployed its largest number of ships and aircraft to drive off Chinese vessels in waters near Taiwan, and the patrol vessel BRP Sarangani, donated by Taiwan, was handed over to the Philippine Coast Guard on 2 October.

  Sources: chinaglobalsouth.comfocustaiwan.tw

Key relations

• Tension🇨🇳 China → 🇵🇭 Philippines

  China-Philippines South China Sea tension

  Manila accused Chinese military and coast guard units in early October of harassing government aircraft and vessels near Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys. Chinese vessels in Philippine-claimed waters nearly doubled to 101 in September.