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 ...

Former U.S. envoy Harry Harris warns China's steel towers in the Yellow Sea may signal territorial ambitions, akin to actions ...

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 ...

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

A Philippine plane warned a Chinese military helicopter over the South China Sea that it was "flying too close," as tension between the U.S. ally and Beijing soars. China says the Trump ...

Over the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea — A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino ...

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 ...

China and the Philippines have engaged in a series of confrontations in the South China Sea, which China claims as its own territory. China is also involved in longtime territorial disputes with ...

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.

VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant ...