131 August 2024 ACTS OF CLAIMANTS 30 August: Philippines, Vietnam boost military ties amid South China Sea tensions Vietnam and the Philippines agreed on Friday (Aug 30) to advance defence and military relations and deepen collaboration on maritime security, in a significant step by two countries long at odds with Beijing over its actions in the South China Sea. [...] Indo-Pacific Command, after a series of maritime and air confrontations between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea in the past week. [...] peace-region-2024-08-27/ 25 August: China, Philippines clash in South China Sea despite efforts to rebuild trust The Philippines and China clashed in Sabina Shoal on Sunday (Aug 25) over what Manila said was a resupply mission for fishermen, the latest in a series of sea and air confrontations in the str [...] The Chinese coast guard also conducted a separate patrol on Aug 7 to “uphold its rights” around another group of contested islands in the East China Sea that are administered by Japan, Beijing’s state media said. [...] condemns-China-air-force-for-dangerous-acts-in-South-China-Sea 6 August: Philippines, Vietnam to hold first joint maritime drills amid tensions in South China Sea The Philippines and Vietnam are set to hold their first joint maritime exercises on Aug 9, a historic move seen as a way to deepen trust [...] Vietnam has been speeding up its artificial island-building pace in the South China Sea over the past months, while tensions have been increasing between China and the Philippines over the latter’s resupply missions to a remote military outpost on Second Thomas Shoal. [...] amid-tensions-in-south-china-sea Follows-up: 13 August: Philippines-Vietnam drills show ASEAN a solution to China The Philippine and Vietnamese coast guards have completed joint training exercises near the West Philippine Sea, a not-so-subtle message to a mutual rival vying for control of the South [...] decries China's 'escalatory' acts against Philippines in South China Sea The United States on Saturday condemned "dangerous and escalatory" actions by China against what it called lawful Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea, the State Department said in a statement. [...] The statement said it was the latest in a series of dangerous and escalatory actions by China in the area throughout August. . [...] Canada is wading into the contested waters of the South China Sea, joining forces with Australia to ramp up military and defence industry cooperation.
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