The incident happened past 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 in the vicinity of Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal, a feature located just about 111 kilometers (60 nautical miles) off the Philippines' Palawan province.
Here is a timeline of key events this year that have escalated tensions between the Philippines and China: JAN 3 - The Philippines and the United States carry out their second joint patrol in the ...