U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin shakes hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr during a courtesy call at the ...

A strategic base in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands has positioned China as the fastest responder to emergencies in the ...

Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy continued its operations in the South China Sea, where one of its destroyers, the missile-armed USS ...

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said "external countries"—a hint at the United States—were sowing ...

China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he would "always safeguard our sovereignty" when asked about the issue of the ...

Donald Trump faces a more confrontational China in the South China Sea in his second term, escalating the risk of a conflict.

As the ramming of ships and use of water cannons dominated discussions, questions arose about the legality of China’s actions ...

The deal gives Manila access to capabilities like advanced satellite imagery that analysts say will help counter China’s grey ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin affirms the enduring alliance with the Philippines despite administrative changes and ...

Countries surrounding the South China Sea have built more than 90 outposts on around 70 islands, rocks and reefs in the ...

BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, ...