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China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.
Further south, the ban applies to parts of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea from May 1 to September 16, while about half the South China Sea is covered by the moratorium from May 1 to August 16.
In December 2024, Tokyo announced an additional 1.6 billion yen (approximately $10.65 million) in maritime aid, one day after Manila accused Chinese forces of harassment at sea.
A scene in the film "Abominable" featuring a map with Beijing's disputed South China Sea claims sparked a growing regional backlash Friday, with Malaysia cutting the segment just days after ...
The United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been tracked returning to the contested South China Sea, where China's sovereignty claims cover most of its waters. With regard to ...
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines. State broadcaster CCTV released ...
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’s embassy in the Philippines yesterday urged the European Union to stop “provoking trouble” in the South China Sea, several days after Manila and Brussels announced the establishment ...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the disputed South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying ...
Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets and Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons are participating in Balikatan, annual combat drills that began Monday and run through May 9.
Shandong aircraft carrier spotted northwest of the Spratly Islands on September 11 while USS Carl Vinson’s in the southwestern part of South China Sea. Looks like the Chinese carrier sailed ...