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

Filipino soldiers who faced off against Chinese coast guards armed with axes and knives given medals

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Chinese Coast Guard holding knives and machetes as they approach Philippine troops in the Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea
Chinese coast guard holding knives and machetes as they approach Philippine boats in the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024.

Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File

'Only pirates do this,' a general said after China's Coast Guard, armed with bladed weapons, clashed with Philippine boats in the South China Sea

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A China Coast Guard vessel and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat.
This photo taken on February 15, 2024, shows an aerial view of a China Coast Guard vessel and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.

JAM STA ROSA / AFP

See the rusting warship central to the Philippines' South China Sea claims that Beijing tries to keep from holding on

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An image of a dilapidated and rusted ship sitting in the ocean.
The BRP Sierra Madre docked at the Second Thomas Shoal, protecting the Philippine's sea rights.

JAM STA ROSA/Getty Images

Risky intercepts show China's fighter pilots are 'willing to challenge' the US as their planes increasingly meet in the air, former aviator says

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A screenshot from the USINDOPACOM video showing a Chinese J-11 fighter jet intercepting a US Air Force B-52 aircraft.
INDOPACOM said the video the Chinese J-11 fighter pilot "executed an unsafe intercept" of a US Air Force B-52 aircraft in late October.

USINDOPACOM

Close calls around the world show that Russian and Chinese pilots want 'batting practice' against the US, top commanders say

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Russian fighter jet MQ-9 drone Syria
A Russian fighter flies close to a US MQ-9 over Syria in July 2023.

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With a trove of declassified images, the US is shining a light on risky Chinese maneuvers it says could lead to war

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US China risky intercept
A Chinese fighter jet during "a coercive and risky" intercept of a US plane over the South China Sea in June 2022.

US Defense Department

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