Beijing has accused Washington of "provoking trouble" in the South China Sea ... tactic being practised by China involving encircling the island by air and sea. Beijing has long protested any ...

In China's own words, Beijing is now building what it sees as "necessary military facilities" in the South China Sea.

Pag-asa Island, the lone barangay of Kalayaan town in Palawan, lies beyond the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, the backbone of the country’s South ... Reef (Fiery Cross) occupied by China stands ...