In a statement announcing a "routine" South China Sea patrol, China's military on Saturday demanded that the Philippines "cease provoking incidents and escalating tensions" in the contested waterway.

[1/4]Chinese H-6 bombers fly at the eastern edge of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, March 24, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights ...

China has been extending its reach in the South China Sea by building artificial islands atop reefs. China's claims over these islands is unlawful and many countries are fighting back.

China's Agriculture Ministry last updated its fishing moratorium regulations in 2023, placing a ban on fishing in the Bohai Sea and parts of the Yellow Sea from May 1 to September 1 each year.

As one of the world's four ancient civilizations, China has over 2,000 years of documented records related to the South China ...

This chapter of history reveals another fundamental fact: The post-World War II international order established the basis for China's recovery of the South China Sea Islands and resumption of ...

Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on May 8: "The current situation in the South China Sea is generally stable…China firmly safeguards its territorial sovereignty and ...

South Korea will raise China's construction of sea structures off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in a dialogue with Beijing on Wednesday, Seoul's Foreign Minister said.

Meanwhile, to the northeast, the Chinese Type 002 carrier Shandong and its escorts conducted extensive operations in the South China and Philippine Seas around Taiwan.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese ship ran aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea, prompting Filipino forces to ...

China claims an island in the South China Sea. Satellite images show Beijing's growing power-hungry struggle in the region. Jessica Orwig,Robert Leslie Updated May 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM Copied ...