On July 12, nine years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its final ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The court ...

A standoff occurred between the Chinese and Philippine coast guards off the Philippine province of Palawan, according to ship-tracking data shared by a maritime analyst on Tuesday. Newsweek reached ...

China has once again pushed its South China Sea dispute with the Philippines to the brink of death. On August 11, a destroyer from China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) came dangerously close ...

Philippine Fast Attack Interdiction Craft maneuvers as it participates in a joint Philippine military drill Nov. 6, 2024, at the disputed South China Sea, Philippines. (Aaron Favila/AP) In a seeming ...

Tensions in the South China Sea will increase due to a U.S.-China rivalry that could be kept in check, if only Southeast Asian countries took a united stand to influence the status quo, a top ...

Beijing has pushed back after the Philippines' defense chief accused China of "aggression" in the South China Sea. "The Philippine side's remarks are a complete distortion of black and white, and a ...

Australia's statements about an incident involving Chinese military aircraft over the South China Sea are an attempt to cover ...

Beijing and Manila struck a rare conciliatory tone, downplaying their simmering maritime tensions in the South China Sea during a farewell meeting on Thursday between President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr ...

Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations ...

(CNN) — China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature ...

A member of the Philippine Navy uses binoculars during a maritime patrol at the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday June 4, 2025. (Joeal Calupitan/AP) China has debuted yet another new warship built ...