China Building Submarine Harbor at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef

The People’s Republic of China is reportedly building a submarine harbor at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, the reef which is just 250 kilometers west of Palawan Island of the Philippines. The Mischief Reef is now occupied and controlled by China but claimed by Taiwan the Philippines and Vietnam. The revelations of the newest development in the … Read more

US Navy Warship USS Lassen Defies and Challenges China’s Claims at Spratlys

A powerful United States Navy Warship, the USS Lassen defies and challenges China’s occupation of some islands in the hotly-disputed Spratly Islands claimed and occupied by China. The US Navy warship entered disputed waters near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The move of the United States is considered as a direct challenge … Read more

China Completes First Airstrips at the Fiery Cross Reef

China completes their first-ever airstrips in the disputed South China Sea and may soon carry out military air patrols over the West Philippine Sea following the completion of its airstrip at Fiery Cross Reef. The news was revealed to the media by IHS Jane’s Defense. According to IHS Jane’s Defense, surveillance photos taken by Airbus Defense … Read more

China Did Not Stop Its Reclamation Activities Over the Disputed West Philippine Sea

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command revealed on Tuesday that there is no truth to China’s earlier statement that it has stopped its reclamation activities over the disputed West Philippine Sea. According to an official statement released by Western Command head Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez said that China is still conducting construction activities … Read more

China’s Massive Reclamation of Spratly Islands in Full Swing

The People’s Republic of China continued its massive reclamation in the hotly-disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea. The Chinese are pressing ahead with the construction of artificial islands on at least two reefs that are also claimed by the Philippines in the tense territorial dispute. According to Mayor Eugio Bito-onon of Kalayaan island … Read more

China Expands Presence on Mabini Reef Building Permanent Structures

The Chinese government has been shipping large quantities of soil to Mabini Reef, also known as the Johnson Reef, one of the Philippine-claimed reef in South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea according to Philippines and U.S. military sources on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Military sources revealed in a news report posted by ABS-CBN … Read more