China, however, rejected his offer, branding him a “Taiwan Strait crisis maker.” Amid rising tensions, Taiwan’s coastguard has reported security breaches from the mainland.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines would push for the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines would push for the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the ...

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 ...

MANILA, May 29 (Reuters) - The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and routine activities in the South China Sea.

The South China Sea, a conduit for about $3 trillion of annual ship-borne trade, remains a source of tension between China and U.S. ally the Philippines, with ties at their worst in years amid ...

Meanwhile, a set of photos released by the U.S. Navy shows the USS Benfold, the Dewey 's sister ship, operating at an undisclosed location in the South China Sea on May 12.

The USCGC Stratton, based at U.S. Coast Guard Base Alameda, arrived at the island province facing the South China Sea on Friday, according to an U.S. Embassy to the Philippines news release on Monday.

China’s, meanwhile, is concentrated around the South China Sea where, since 2013, Chinese vessels have pumped sand onto reefs, turning them into islands and then weaponizing them.