4 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 ...

2 days ago · Updated Jan. 31, 2025, 1:32 p.m. ET. Rivals in the South China Sea developing artificial islands to back up their claims have destroyed nearly 28.3 square kilometers of coral reefs, a U.S.-based ...

2 days 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.

Dec 4, 2024 · China has submitted a copy of the geographic coordinates and nautical charts for sea territory surrounding Scarborough Shoal with the United Nations, a move experts said followed international...

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...

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...