Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...

Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro fired off his latest tirade against China’s increasingly assertive actions in the region on the same day that the Philippine coastguard separately reported new ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction ... with 10 linear dashes on Chinese maps. Teodoro said that Xi runs a ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A China Navy Ship with bow number 574 observes the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday ...

The same day, the United States, Japan and the Philippines held naval drills in the South China Sea. The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

Philippine Defense Chief Calls China's Claims in the South China Sea 'The Biggest Fiction and ... territory with 10 linear dashes on Chinese maps. Teodoro said that Xi runs a “small dictatorship ...

A Philippine Air Force Sokol helicopter hovers above BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Second Thomas Shoal. Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans ...