Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

A combination of poor diplomacy and deep mistrust among South China Sea claimant states could escalate tensions into a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...

PLA’s Southern Theatre Command conducted ‘routine patrol’, spokesman says, as Philippines and Japan hold naval drills with ...

Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

The action took place amid ongoing efforts by the Philippines to enlist countries outside the region for so-called "joint ...

Regional military attaches say China has gradually stepped up deployments of H-6 bombers into the South China Sea as its ...