South China Sea: Photos reveal secret underground base off Hainan Island A cavern built into the side of a mountain had analysts perplexed. But then a satellite image captured a nuclear submarine ...

But satellite images published by a US group appear to show anti-aircraft guns and missile defence systems on the seven islands. Several countries claim territorial rights in the South China Sea.

Four Chinese vessels surrounded a Philippine navy boat as coastguard crew boarded during a tense stand-off in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, photos released by Chinese state media show ...

Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point in the ongoing dispute over the contested waters, drawing attention for their scale and security implications. Between 2013 ...

Photos of an island in the South China Sea show what “the war of the future” will be and the sophisticated way in which China could enter combat. CSIS/Maxar Technologies ...

One of the reefs, Panganiban, lies within the Philippines’ 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea. The UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that ...

China looks to be building a new radar system purported to have counter-stealth capabilities, analysts found. Satellite images appear to show a SIAR system on Triton Island in the South China Sea ...

China has turned reefs and islands in the South China Sea into full-fledged military bases. Photos taken in October show those bases in great detail, revealing Beijing's forces and facilities.

The South China Sea, positioned between Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, has been the scene of rapidly escalating tensions over the past decade. Beijing ...

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Ryan Carpenter (right), a pilot, trades patches with members of the Philippine Coast Guard aboard the Waesche in the South China Sea, July 16, 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday expounded Ch ...