The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine ...

China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.

The Chinese coast guard and navy’s harassment of the Philippine vessels took place on Friday near Sandy Cay, three small uninhabited sandbars planked by an artificial island base of Chinese forces and ...

The USS Carl Vinson is conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, with the George Washington in Japan and ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington’s defense commitments to the Philippines remain “ironclad” while criticizing Beijing’s moves in the South China Sea.

MANILA – The Philippine military said a “foreign power” could be attempting to map out the South-east ... as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea persist. The presence of a huge ...

Key Point: A permanent presence on the ground would solidify China’s hold on the South China Sea. In recent ... Key point: The bases constitute a threat to U.S. military dominance in the Pacific.

Trinidad refused to speculate on an adversary, adding, “We base our statements on facts.” The West Philippine Sea is Manila’s name for part of the disputed South China Sea it considers its ...

Many sea and jungle products ... Despite a strong agrarian base, the communities that developed in these regions were also part of the maritime trading network that linked Southeast Asia to India and ...

The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries ...

A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier conducted a war game with ally the Philippines in the contested South China Sea last week while China carried out "combat-readiness" patrols.

The Philippines has faced a lopsided battle against the militarily superior China in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, prompting ... coast guard and military, and the education secretary ...