Earlier this month, China declared new "baselines" around Scarborough Reef, a large coral atoll topped by a handful of rocks barely above sea level in the South China Sea.

The dispute over the South China Sea has been thrust back into the spotlight amid increasing tension between the Philippines and China in the disputed waters. On Sunday, there were two near ...

Under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the Philippines has taken increasingly assertive steps to protect its claim to shoals in the South China Sea, leading to several confrontations ...

Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which lies west of the main Philippine island of Luzon, in 2012 and ...

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

A map of China, including an inset with red dotted lines showing China's claimed territory in the South China Sea, is seen in Beijing ... within which a nation can claim the sole right to natural ...

China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

China has risen and it is not peaceful. For anyone doubting that the latest example has taken place in an obscure part of the South China Sea known as ... to solidify its claim by beaching a ...

VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea ... and Malaysia claim as exclusive economic ...

China has expanded its once-minimal military presence in the South China Sea into a significant one. Beijing has laid claim to nearly all of the strategic waterway, a vital shipping lifeline for ...

It is located in the northeast of the South China Sea ... territorial claim around Scarborough Reef with geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude), joined up by straight lines.