A U.S. aircraft carrier is operating near the Philippines, while a Chinese aircraft carrier is visiting Hong Kong.

The Chinese military's Southern Theatre Command said its naval and air forces have carried out a combat readiness patrol around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the South China Sea was discussed during the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Washington, as it remains an "issue of great concern" for all four ...