Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...

Vast new Chinese barges spotted off the country's south coast could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of ...

Those who willingly become pawns will inevitably be discarded,’ Chen Xiaodong, vice-minister of foreign affairs, tells Boao ...

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

China has warned the Philippines not to stir up conflict in the South China Sea. Beijing was responding to remarks made by US defence chief Pete Hegseth on a visit to Manila. He is in the Philippines ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...

China on Friday said there ''has never been a problem'' with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea as ...

Tensions in the South China Sea, which a third of global maritime trade passes through, have remained high. As China asserts expansive territorial claims, steps up patrols and clashes with claimant ...

“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation, whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,” he said.

As the US turns inwards, India will wait and watch for the dynamics to play out in the South China Sea dispute ...

In international relations, the role of media public opinion dissemination is not only the transmission of information, but also the carrier of power games and ideological competition. As a highly ...

Defence secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the boost to troops as he visits Tokyo amid fears of Chinese aggression towards ...