Tag results for: South China Sea

On February 19th, it was reported that the United States was deploying five aircraft carriers to the western Pacific.  There are three carriers currently in the western Pacific: the Reagan CSG, the America ARG, and the Theodore Roosevelt CSG. The Vinison CSG is currently stationed in Guam. According to the U.S. Naval Institute’s Fleet and Marine Tracker, the U.S.S. Abraham...

On January 22nd, the Philippines announced they cancelled a resupply mission to the Second Thomas Shoal (STS) scheduled to occur over the weekend. An Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Colonel Francel Padilla said that one of the contracted civilian vessels, the Unaizah Mae (UM) 1, had unspecified ‘technical difficulties’ that prevented its use. The spokesperson then said...

On January 22nd, the Philippine government announced that an incident occurred between Philippine fishermen and the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) at Scarborough Shoal on January 12th. The Philippine government became aware of the incident through several videos posted to social media. The country responded by launching an investigation into the incident to determine how to respond, which included diplomatic...