Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties ... feature in the South China Sea's contested Spratly Island archipelago.

The United States increased its activity in the South China Sea last year to “varying levels ... the number of “island-intrusive” freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) and transits ...

PLA’s Southern Theatre Command conducted ‘routine patrol’, spokesman says, as Philippines and Japan hold naval drills with treaty ally US.

Recently, senior officials from the Philippine defense department and navy have repeatedly denigrated China's South China Sea dotted line as "lies" and a "joke." They have sought to recast the ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the South China Sea during ... and the Kalayaan Island Group. “ ...

Occupied by Vietnam since the 1980s, the reef in the Spratly Islands is claimed by several countries, in a dispute that has intensified as China and the United States vie for influence in the ...

In 2024, the US increased troops in the South China Sea despite being confronted with challenges of global tensions and limited naval resources. A Chinese think tank report noted fewer "freedom of ...

SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) - South Korea has set up a "reciprocal" platform in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea, known in Seoul as the West Sea, where China has increasingly built structures ...

South Korea Installs Platform to Monitor Chinese Presence in Disputed Sea SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has set up a "reciprocal" platform in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea, known in Seoul as ...

and adjacent to the Kalayaan Island Group and Bajo De Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal." West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside ...

A weekend headline from the South China Morning Post declaring “China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable-cutter that could reset the world order” caught plenty of attention and amplified anxieties ...