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

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 ...

China has sanctioned a former Filipino lawmaker, Francis Tolentino, who sponsored legislation that marks out the Philippines’ ...

China’s navy has conducted “combat readiness patrols” near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, while South Korean officials separately announced the discovery of more ...

China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

From Taiwan to the South China Sea to the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, China’s military is now making itself a permanent, visible component of the world stage.

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.

The results of dredging at Vietnam-occupied Pearson Reef are seen on Feb. 3, 2025. (Planet Labs) Vietnam’s island reclamation activities in the South China Sea made headlines in 2024 with a record ...

China claims almost all the South China Sea through which $3 trillion in commerce moves annually - overlapping sovereignty claims by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

The GPOC data also confirm that, in the aggregate, citizens across the Global South — developing economies as categorized by UN Trade and Development — indeed have more positive views of China. Across ...

China has enacted domestic laws covering the South China Sea, such as a coastguard law in 2021 that allows it to detain foreigners suspected of trespassing.