The map, based on ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic and Global Fishing Watch, shows the ship departed from the port of Sanya in China's Hainan province on December 30.

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 ...

As China pushes to dominate the South China Sea, it is increasingly willing to use force to drive out the Philippines. In recent months, China’s tactics have raised fears of a superpower ...

Dark ships — vessels that deliberately hide their locations — delivering oil to China are posing major safety threats and alarming global shipping groups.

According to photos published by the U.S. Navy, the previous aircraft carrier operating in the South China Sea was USS ...

Key Points – Rising tensions in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines over disputed territories like the Spratly Islands significantly increase the risk of armed conflict. -China ...

Other countries could openly side with China and rely on its military aid, as has occurred in Thailand, which is a Southeast Asian power albeit not a claimant to the South China Sea.

China is trying to dominate the South China Sea while Biden’s administration does little by Brahma Chellaney, opinion contributor - 09/06/24 11:30 AM ET ...

USNI News spent 10 days aboard HMCS Montréal as it patrolled through the South China Sea and the Spratly Islands as part of Canada's expanded presence in the region.

MANILA, April 28 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed ...

U.S. forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with aggression in the South China Sea, INDOPACOM boss Adm. Samuel Paparo, left, said Thursday at a press conference in the Philippines.