Grounded Chinese Ship Sparks Alarms: What’s Really Happening in the South China Sea? On a tense Saturday morning, June 7, 2025, a Chinese vessel unexpectedly ran aground near a Philippine-occupied island in the fiercely contested South China Sea. But this was no ordinary maritime mishap. For many observers, it signaled something far more deliberate, an … Continue reading Standoff in South China Sea: Chinese Ship Grounded Near Philippines