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 ...

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter NEARLY 50 Chinese navy and coast guard ships were monitored at contested features in the South China Sea in June, the Philippine military said on Tuesday, in ...

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.

China claims sovereignty over roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea, citing "historical rights," despite a Hague-based arbitral tribunal's 2016 ruling dismissing the claims as incompatible ...

The Chinese coast guard displays its national flag on disputed Sandy Cay in the South China Sea on April 26, 2025. On Sunday, the Philippines dispatched navy and coast guard personnel to Sandy Cay ...

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 described as Beijing's latest ...

The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising number of incidents between China and the ...

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 ...

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines ...

Vietnam has sent diplomatic notes to China and the Philippines to protest against their activities in contested South China Sea waters, and urging them to respect its territorial claims, it said ...

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.

Indonesia’s South China Sea strategy has long leaned heavily on legalism — emphasising its non-claimant status, adherence to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and regional diplomacy. Yet, ...