Once China begins operating in a stretch of sea, reclaiming it often proves an uphill battle – just ask the Philippines or ...

The cartographer's mark was first drawn on official maps 80 years ago but has been the subject of numerous interpretations The South China Sea is claimed by almost every country in the region but its ...

Beijing ramped up Navy and Coast Guard activities in the South China Sea over the last week to counter Manila’s recent joint ...

The Philippines' defense chief said the country will be "unyielding" as it pushes back against China's expansive moves.

The Chinese embassy in Manila has called Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro a “troublemaker” for asserting the Philippines’ ...

India and the Philippines launched a two-day naval drill near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. What’s this ...

The Philippines is extending a cautious hand to China for cooperation in "non-sensitive areas," even as it vows to uphold the ...

On July 12, nine years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its final ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The court ...

The South China Sea. Since 1952, Beijing has claimed virtually the entire sea, everything inside what's referred to as the nine dash line. In 2023, China added a tenth dash off Taiwan.

Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing ...

China claims most of the South China Sea, including various atolls and reefs — many of them uninhabitable — using a “nine-dash line,” a demarcation that encircles much of the sea and ...