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

The deployment of CNS Shandong came amid rising tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.

China, Philippines Spar Over New Maritime Laws, Baseline Drawings in South China Sea MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest ...

China has held sea and air combat drills at disputed Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited area of reefs and rocks it had seized ...

The Chinese military on Wednesday said it has conducted “combat readiness patrols” over waters and airspace surrounding the ...

Sansha, set up to assert China’s claims in contested waters, gets new map and postcodes days after Manila enacts laws on ...

Indonesia and the United States on Tuesday underscored their “unwavering support” for upholding freedom of navigation and ...

China declared its maritime baselines around Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines passed laws defining its maritime zones ...

China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of ...

With estimates reaching $3.5 billion per DDG(X) destroyer, Congress has raised concerns about affordability. Despite this, ...

Washington is encouraging Indonesia to make sure agreement with Beijing complies with UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ...

The Philippines has protested China’s baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as tensions between the two nations ...