The U.S. Navy characterized the Chinese ship's actions in the South China Sea as "unsafe and unprofessional" -- the term typically used by the U.S. military to describe risky close calls ...

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 ...

China has repeatedly called the presence of both systems destabilizing and demanded their removal. The issue has further strained ties with the U.S. defense treaty ally, already tense due to the ...

A deep-sea creature was seen in the South China Sea for the first time when researchers dropped a cow carcass on the seafloor. Tian (2025) Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research Unlike great white sharks ...

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 coastguard officers have seized a strip of land in the South China Sea in a major escalation of a territorial dispute with the Philippines. State broadcaster CCTV released images showing ...

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'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.

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 ...

Tensions in the South China Sea mount amid recent clashes. Clip: 5/25/2025 | 6m 39s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea.

China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea have flared tensions in the region for years. It has built up a large military presence in the Spratlys, setting up a military base on ...