The trajectory and outcome of the South China Sea disputes will shape the nature and extent of China’s global rise as well as the future of freedom of navigation and open trade.

Dubbed the “ Bohai Sea Monster,” the four-engine wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft was spotted on a pier in the Bohai Sea, off the Yellow Sea between China and Korea.

Chinese ambitions in the South and East China seas, as well as Taiwan, make development of craft like this ekranoplan and the AG600 flying boat an absolute necessity.

Chinese provocations in the Yellow Sea are part of broader campaign by Beijing to assert its influence over the region.

Driven by concerns about China’s growing power and assertiveness, both nations are playing a more active role in disputed Asian waters.

The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a stake in the waters has stirred up yet more trouble.

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

In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start deep-sea mining but it is planting seeds for such operations in a meticulously planned economic and geopolitical strategy.

China slammed the mission as “illegal,” warning of further action, and accused the US of using the Philippines to provoke Beijing in the South China Sea.

China's annual moratorium covers waters claimed by several countries with ongoing territorial disputes with the East Asian power.

China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S. and ...