Tensions in the South China Sea are escalating as the United States reaffirms its military alliance with the Philippines.

Experts have called the ruling awarded in 2016 by the so-called South China Sea Arbitration Tribunal illegal and invalid from ...

But over the past two years, tensions have escalated precariously in another part of the South China Sea — the waters off the western coast of the Philippines where an international tribunal ...

China does not recognize the ruling and says the South China Sea has been its territory since ancient times. 60 Minutes witnesses international incident in the South China Sea Cecilia Vega: We're ...

The U.S. has flown a B-52 bomber mission near disputed islands in the South China Sea, according to U.S. Pacific Air Forces.

Beijing claims over 80 percent of the South China Sea as its territory, asserting historical rights. Philippine efforts to challenge Chinese maritime forces, spearheaded by China's large, ...

China asserts sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, including the Spratly Islands, an archipelago with competing claims by Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei.

Chinese Fighter Jets Make 'Unsafe' Intercept of US Navy Plane Over South China Sea The fighter came within 100 feet of the American plane. By ABC News. May 18, 2016, 6:37 PM.

BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) - China's military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, a spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command said.

China calls Pete Hegseth's remarks "deplorable." Hegseth urged Asian allies to step up defense spending. China warned against "interference" in the South China Sea and Taiwan. BEIJING − China ...