Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, placing it in regular conflict with neighbouring countries including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

China's military said it had expelled three Philippine aircraft from the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, marking the latest in a series of dangerous aerial encounters ...

Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point in the ongoing dispute over the contested waters, drawing attention for their scale and security implications. Between 2013 ...

Over the last decade, China has turned remote reefs into fortified islands to assert control over the South China Sea. Despite protests from neighbors and rulings against its territorial claims ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month - a gesture that some analysts ...

USAF B-52H TOXIN02 departed Andersen AFB, Guamâ flew into the South China Sea near the Philippines, now returning to Guam. USAF KC-135R 58-0123 BAKED21 provided tanker support from Kadena AB ...

China opposes Vietnam's construction activities on a disputed islet in the South China Sea known as the Barque Canada Reef, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The United States Navy destroyer USS Dewey conducts routine operations while transiting in the South China Sea on May 12, 2025. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe/U.S. Navy The ...

Wednesday, April 16 – The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA) has published “The South China Sea and the Trump Factor” by CCA Fellow on National Security and Foreign Policy ...

The Spratly Islands, which are claimed in whole or in part by China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei, include some of the most hotly contested features in the South China Sea.

With a slowing Chinese economy, reduced U.S. credibility also increases the potential for China to launch a limited military operation in the South China Sea’s disputed islands that could mobilize its ...

These center on the Paracel Islands—referred to as Hoang Sa in Vietnam—in the northern part of the disputed sea, roughly equidistant from China’s southern island province of Hainan and ...