Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, a U.S. ally.

Wu said the growing assertiveness of Manila's shipping activities and Hanoi's reclamation actions in the South China Sea made it likely that Beijing's disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam ...

Vietnam on Saturday protested claims by China and the Philippines over a disputed reef in the South China Sea which it ...

We must drive our own path forward,” he said. Tensions in the South China Sea, one of the world's vital shipping lanes, were also high on the agenda following violent confrontations in the ...

Chinese claims in the South China Sea overlap with claims from Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. Some of the world's busiest shipping lanes run through the South China Sea ...

including parts of the South China Sea, an area fiercely contested by China. The new legislation, which includes the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act ...

inflatable boats and other defense equipment to strengthen surveillance of Philippine sea lanes, including in the South China Sea. Japan has also helped improve the Philippine air force’s aerial ...

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea ...

This past weekend China opened the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a new cross-sea tunnel and bridge system located in Guangdong Province, South China ... With eight lanes allowing for speeds of up ...