The Philippines has responded to Beijing's criticism by releasing aerial footage of artificial islands where China has expanded its military reach in the contested South China Sea. These ...

Its location not only allows the PLA South Sea Fleet to access the South China ... the Yulin base while construction was under way. Zhou Chenming, a researcher from the Yuan Wang military science ...

China has strengthened its presence in the South China Sea by building military facilities on islands under its control.

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 Philippines on Monday identified the locations of four new military ... bases include three on the main island of Luzon, close to Taiwan, and one in Palawan province in the South China Sea ...

Four new military bases to be used by United States forces ... including in a province facing the flashpoint South China Sea, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said.

"Out of self-interest, the U.S. maintains a zero-sum mentality and continues to strengthen its military ... Taiwan and China's construction of bases in the South China Sea. The 2014 Enhanced ...

Hainan, a palm-fringed island known as China’s Hawaii, sits in the warm tropical waters of the South China Sea ... U.S. military’s most vital Pacific Ocean installations: Joint Base Pearl ...

China and several of its neighbors have claimed parts of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. A map from a recent Pentagon report shows how those countries are building outposts in the ...

A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in ... could spark a military encounter ...

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.

China’s staggering military buildup The Greater Yulin Naval Base is the epicenter of the Chinese naval presence in the South China Sea, split across two deepwater bays and featuring the two most ...