A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea

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A Russian submarine UFA 490 spotted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on November 28.
The Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine 80 nautical miles from its coast.

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What's actually happening in the South China Sea?

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Satellite images and onboard footage show how the race to build and fortify artificial islands in the South China Sea is nudging America and China closer to conflict.

Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire

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A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua near the Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on August 31, 2024.
A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea on August 31, 2024.

Philippine Coast Guard via AP

Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea

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A composite image of China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers.
The Liaoning and Shandong are China's only operational aircraft carriers. Another, the Fujian, is undergoing sea trials.

STR/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images

China is escalating tensions in the South China Sea to test how far the US supports one of its allies, military analyst says

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A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.
A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.

China Coast Guard via Weibo/Handout via REUTERS

Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a 'militarized' island in latest incident over the disputed South China Sea

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Philippine Coast Guard image it says shows a Chinese jet firing flares.
A Philippine Coast Guard image that it says shows a Chinese fighter jet firing flares.

Philippine Coast Guard/X

China's shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard 'mothership,' and there's talk it could be an aircraft or drone carrier

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An aerial drone photo taken on May 17 shows the China Coast Guard CCG 3502 fleet conducting formation training in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao.
China's Coast Guard has been ramping up its acquisition of bigger and bolder vessels, and word of a new "mothership" is fueling speculation it could be an aircraft or drone carrier.

Wang Yuguo/Xinhua via Getty Images

A naval chief described purposefully wrecking a ship to mess with China

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A photo of Philippine marines raising the flag on the BRP Sierra Madre while others salute.
Philippine Marines raise the flag on the BRP Sierra Madre in 2014. The ship remains a functional outpost in the South China Sea.

Bullit Marquez/AP Photos

Beijing's 'monster ship,' the world's largest coastguard vessel, dropped anchor in the South China Sea

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China Coast Guard anchored in the exclusive economic zone
China Coast Guard anchored in the exclusive economic zone

Philippine Coast Guard

China says it picked up a submarine detector dropped by a US Navy aircraft in the South China Sea

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P-8A Poseidon dropping a device replicating a Mk-54 torpedo
The aircraft in the video released by Chinese state media looked like a US Navy P-8A Poseidon, and it was dropping what looked like a sonobuoy, which is a kind of acoustic sensor used to track submarines.

US Navy/Greg L. Davis

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