Why It Matters. 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 ...

JOHOR BAHRU: China’s decision to publish a new map that lays its claim over the disputed South China Sea as well as land areas contested by India and Russia too is timed to cast a spotlight on ...

This chapter of history reveals another fundamental fact: The post-World War II international order established the basis for ...

The map shows new territorial borders, but the land grab has sparked protest from India, Malaysia and others Ministry of Natural Resources, China South China Sea "A correct national map is a ...

This bird eye view shows the coral reefs in China's Xisha Islands, South China Sea.[Photo/Xinhua] A recent article published by Philippine Daily Inquirer by the retired Philippine Supreme Court ...

China has recently increased its pursuit of territorial claims in nearby seas, leading to tense exchanges with neighboring countries. A map of some of the most notable disputes.

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — Hanoi's joint drill with the Philippines in the South China Sea and efforts to define and uphold territorial boundaries with neighboring Southeast Asian nations is an ...

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims.

China's territorial claims in the South China Sea are made on the basis of a nine-dash line. What are its origins? ... The line, first inscribed on a Chinese map in 1947, ...

A coalition of Philippine civilians has embarked on its third mission to defy China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. While the Atin Ito coalition—Tagalog for "This is Ours ...