South China Sea

WASHINGTON—A French warship passed through the strategic Taiwan Strait this month, U.S. officials told Reuters, a rare voyage by a vessel of a European country that is likely to be ...

China recently completed building its first deepwater well in the South China Sea, a technical breakthrough in the ...

BANGKOK—The presence of large numbers of Chinese vessels near islands and islets occupied by the Philippines is "a ...

MANILA—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told China on April 4 to "lay off" an island occupied by Manila in ...

MANILA—The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest over the presence of more than 200 Chinese boats near an ...

HANOI—Vietnam has lodged an official protest with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat which was ...

MANILA—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines on March 1 it would come to its defense ...

WASHINGTON—The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Feb. 25 as the U.S. military ...

A Chinese international student who was arrested after throwing a tantrum inside a metro rail transit station in ...

WASHINGTON—Two U.S. warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Feb. 11, a ...

Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has called on China to act responsibly and respect the rights of all ...

Australia's Defence Minister, who is a vocal advocate for free navigation across the South China Sea, has announced ...

WASHINGTON—The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions toward Taiwan, concerned that Beijing's growing military prowess may increase ...

The Chinese regime's claim of sovereignty over the South China Sea (SCS) is met with new challenges. Both ...

Indonesia has opened a military base on the southern edge of the South China Sea, in territorial waters ...

HANOI—China's construction of a new platform in a remote part of the disputed South China Sea is a ...

Duterte’s latest gestures toward China has been met with opposition from the country's own people.

BEIJING—China has installed a new platform on a remote part of the Paracel Islands in the disputed South ...

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet crashed into the Philippine Sea on Nov. 12, said the military in a statement. ...

WASHINGTON— The United States on Nov. 9 urged China to halt its militarization of the disputed South China ...

Amid worsening relations between China and the United States over trade and defense issues, Vietnam becomes part of ...

TAIPEI—The United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's defense ministry said on Oct. 22, in ...

SINGAPORE—U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis plans to meet on Oct. 18 in Singapore with his Chinese counterpart amid ...

BEIJING—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Beijing next week amid tensions over trade and ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, sharpening U.S. criticism of Chinese policies around the globe, will give China a ...

COLOMBO—Japan’s largest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, sailed into Sri Lanka's Colombo harbor this weekend, marking Tokyo's highest ...

ABOARD THE KAGA, Indian Ocean—Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain's HMS Argyll ...