2 days ago · TAIPEI, TAIWAN — A little more than a week after Beijing and Manila reached an agreement aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines has accused Chinese coast guard vessels ...

15 hours ago · The U.S. and the Philippines have repeatedly condemned China’s increasingly assertive actions to press its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where hostilities have flared over the last ...

Jan 23, 2025 · In the phone call on Wednesday, they discussed “issues of mutual concern”, including China’s “dangerous and destabilising actions in the South China Sea”, she said, adding that Rubio ...

Jan 23, 2025 · An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

Dec 22, 2024 · China’s often-used bilateral consultation mechanism doesn’t always work, but it does help defuse conflicts, experts say.

Jun 21, 2024 · The South China Sea has become a dangerous flashpoint, where Beijing’s claims are ratcheting up tensions with Taiwan and Philippines, as well as their most powerful ally, the US.

Oct 24, 2023 · Beijing claims Second Thomas Shoal and almost the entire sea on the basis of its so-called “nine-dash line”, which it again featured in a new version of its national map earlier this year. The...

Nov 29, 2024 · Earlier this month, China declared new “baselines” around Scarborough Reef, a large coral atoll topped by a handful of rocks barely above sea level in the South China Sea. By doing so, China...

Oct 3, 2024 · As the United States and other like-minded countries hold joint military exercises in the South China Sea, Chinese vessels have been aggressively asserting Beijing’s territorial claims in...

Jul 25, 2024 · Over the past 15 years, China has expanded its once-minimal military presence in the South China Sea into a significant one. Beijing has laid claim to nearly all of the strategic waterway, a...