The Philippines continues to strengthen security ties with India and other regional powers amid a territorial dispute with China.

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.

Landing Craft, Air Cushion can swiftly reach landing sites that are hard to access due to its speed and cross-country ...

Washington and Manila support regional and global security by increasing readiness and strengthening deterrence, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said.

They challenge China’s extra-legal claims in the South China Sea, by asserting navigation rights and sailing military vessels in disputed waters. In 2017, the first Trump administration placed the ...

BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) - China's military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, a spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command said.

China has accused the U.S. of sowing discord in the region. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, despite overlapping claims by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

China and the Philippines have staked rival claims to a spit of land in the South China Sea, moves that could further inflame tensions in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. In recent ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...