Beijing claims most of the South China Sea as its territory ... earning it the nickname the Monster. The map, based on ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic and Global Fishing Watch, shows ...

A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in the Spratly Islands, three of them ...

Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point in the ... which accused Beijing of violating an agreement in 2000 and published a map delineating its own territorial claims.

More than 200 civilian settlers on a contested island in the South China Sea find themselves on the ... part of the lure of the island. But bad weather can thwart these supply trips and cause ...