A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in the Spratly Islands, three of them ...

China claims more than 80% of the South China Sea, based on a seven-decade-old map marking its territory with nine dashes that loop down about 1,100 miles (1,800 kilometers) south of its southern ...

China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

Over two decades, the People’s Liberation Army has more than tripled the value of its military infrastructure on Hainan and on reclaimed reefs in the South China Sea, according to an exclusive ...

In December 2024, Tokyo announced an additional 1.6 billion yen (approximately $10.65 million) in maritime aid, one day after Manila accused Chinese forces of harassment at sea.

China released the map on Monday of its famous U-shaped line covering about 90% of the South China Sea, a source of many of the disputes in one of the world's most contested waterways, where more ...

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims.

Chinese ships have repeatedly rammed Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The U.S. has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, which could lead to American intervention.

Hainan, China’s southernmost province, now boasts a military support apparatus - buttressed by staggering infrastructure investments in the South China Sea — that analysts say could, if ...