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The sea passage is also believed to be sitting atop vast undersea deposits of oil and gas.As well as China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims in the strategic waterway.
- ▪The sea passage is also believed to be sitting atop vast undersea deposits of oil and gas.As well as China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims in the strategic waterway.
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A multinational search by Vietnamese, Philippine and Chinese rescuers was underway on Sunday for 17 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in bad weather off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea.The Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, carrying 62 people, sank late Saturday (July 25, 2026) near Fiery Cross Reef, which is a Chinese-built island and a military outpost in the hotly contested Spratly Islands.Of those on board, 45 crew members have been found and 17 others are still reported missing.The vessel “sank while operating in bad weather conditions in the East Sea,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said.The Philippine Coast Guard said it deployed a patrol vessel and an aircraft to help search for the missing crew members after receiving a…
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