The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines ...

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, ...

The United States increased its activity in the South China Sea last year to “varying levels” as it moved to strengthen its presence in the region, but its rise was hampered by the number of ...

But even as the officials were talking, two Chinese Coast Guard ships had begun an unusual incursion into waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea. Japan’s coast guard, which moved to ...

Recently, senior officials from the Philippine defense department and navy have repeatedly denigrated China's South China Sea dotted line as "lies" and a "joke." They have sought to recast the ...

A weekend headline from the South China Morning Post declaring “China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable-cutter that could reset the world order” caught plenty of attention and amplified anxieties ...

A Philippine Air Force Sokol helicopter hovers above BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Second Thomas Shoal. Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans ...

This brought Vietnam’s current total dredging and landfill in disputed areas to the South China Sea to approximately 3,319 acres, nearly three-quarters of the 4,650 acres reclaimed by China.

China appears to be reviving its now-familiar “gray zone” tactics — subtle, nonmilitary maneuvers to expand control without ...