Newsweek

Satellite Photos Show China’s Nuclear Bomber Base on South China Sea Island

The artificial island, built upon a rock, serves as China's administrative center in the contested waters, one it first occupied in the 1950s. Its military facilities, including a 20-hangar airstrip, ...
The Diplomat

How Vietnam’s Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Helps Bolster Its Position in the South China Sea

A satellite image of Barque Canada Reef, a Vietnam-occupied feature in the Spratly Islands, taken on October 2, 2024. Vietnam now wants to complement an upgrade in military hardware with an upgrade in ...
Reuters

US stands with Philippines against China's plan in South China Sea atoll, Rubio says

Sept 12 (Reuters) - The United States stands with the Philippines, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, rejecting what he described as China's "destabilizing plans" for a disputed atoll in ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Hegseth tells Asian nations to be firm in South China Sea

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's increasingly ...
Newsweek

Satellite Photos Show Chinese Military Outpost in South China Sea

China's fortified outpost on Subi Reef, one of its largest man-made islands in the South China Sea, is revealed in sharp detail in a new satellite image that shows expanded infrastructure on the ...
The Durango Herald

Canada and Philippines sign a defense pact to boost drills and deter China's aggression

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defense agreement on Sunday to boost ...