China's sovereignty claims cover most of the South China Sea, overlapping with those of other regional powers.

Amid ongoing maritime tensions, the Philippines signaled it is open to exploring new agreements with China aimed at ...

History teaches that once coercion goes unchecked, it tends to escalate. Any disruption to our seaborne supply lines is a ...

Scarborough Shoal is a ring of rocks and reefs 29 miles around that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea west ... guard cut the mooring of a floating ...

Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea ...

The disputed atoll near the Philippines is a bit larger than Manhattan and sinks beneath the South China Sea’s surface at high tide. But diplomats and military officials pay close attention to ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The Philippines and China have for years clashed over maritime rights in the South China Sea as well as possession of reefs and islets. China claims almost the entire sea, brushing off rival ...

Philippine officials announced late last month that Chinese personnel attacked dinghies attempting to provision Philippine troops at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.