The official state-run news agency of the Philippines posted an article describing the Hague tribunal’s South China Sea ruling in favour of the country an “ill-founded award”. The editorial, which …
China scored a diplomatic “slam dunk” on the South China Sea issue when Southeast Asian nations issued a diluted statement on the dispute and agreed to Beijing’s terms on talks. …
China will “fiercely protect its sovereignty against any people, organisation or political party”, President Xi Jinping warned today (Tuesday, August 1) at the 90th anniversary celebration of the People’s Liberation …
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said that the first job of Britain’s two new aircraft carriers will be a freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea. The …
A tiny disputed island in the South China Sea now has its own cinema as China continues to entrench its occupation of the disputed waters. On Saturday, residents and armed …
China’s foreign minister has today (Tuesday, July 25) said he supports the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea. He also warned that …
Drilling for oil and natural gas in the South China Sea’s Reed Bank may resume before the end of the year, a Philippine energy official announced today (Wednesday, July 12). …
Russia and China today (Tuesday, July 4) called on North Korea, South Korea and the US to sign up to a Chinese de-escalation plan to defuse tensions surrounding Pyongyang’s intercontinental …
Three of Beijing’s outposts in the South China Sea reefs appear to be ready for the deployment of mobile missile launchers, a US think tank has claimed. Releasing satellite photographs, …
The South China Sea is a volatile place – or rather, its politics are. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have been fighting over this azure stretch of …
US Defence Secretary James Mattis has warned that the Pentagon will not accept China’s militarisation of man-made islands in the South China Sea. Speaking at a security conference in Singapore, …
Two Chinese fighter jets have conducted another “unprofessional intercept” of a US Navy surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon has said. A defence official said one of the Chinese J-10 …
China warned it would go to war if Manila acted in accordance with The Hague’s arbitration on the South China sea by drilling for oil, President Duterte said yesterday (Friday, …
President Duterte said there was no point even discussing China’s actions in the South China Sea when the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet on Saturday. …
China has launched its first domestically produced aircraft carrier, in a demonstration of its determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims. The 50,000-ton carrier was towed from its dockyard this …
Chinese forces attempted to drive away two planes carrying Philippine military chiefs visiting the South China Sea after reports that Filipino fishermen had been shot at by Chinese coast guards. …
In an apparent policy flip-flop, President Duterte has today (Thursday, April 6) ordered the occupation of uninhabited islands and shoals it claims in the disputed South China Sea. The president, …
There is “no such thing” as man-made islands in the South China Sea, China’s Defence Ministry has said, claiming that any building work was for civilian purposes only. China, which lays …
China has completed three military bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea, according to a US think tank which monitors activity in the disputed waters. The Asia Maritime …
President Duterte has accused the USA of having a “provocative stance” on the South China Sea, adding that its previous “inaction” was the root cause of current tensions. The president …
Beijing has denied reports that it is planning to build an environmental monitoring station on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. After a tense standoff with Philippine …
Japan is sending its largest warship into the South China Sea in what amounts to its biggest show of military force since World War Two. The three-month tour through the …
Chinese survey ships entering Philippine territorial waters is “very concerning” the country’s defence minister said today (Thursday, March 9). Delfin Lorenzana said the ships were seen last year near Benham …
China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to …
A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea. The move comes amid growing tensions over the contested waters, and fears the resource-rich shipping …
A Chinese military aircraft had a near miss with a US Navy surveillance plane near a contested reef in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Command has said. The …