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Chinese scientists land on Sandy Cay reef as tensions with Philippines escalate once again

Chinese scientists landed on a disputed South China Sea reef over the weekend in the latest assertion of Beijing’s sovereignty claims. The uninhabited sandbank, Sandy Cay, has beco...

Vietnam calls on China to respect sovereignty over Hoang Sa

Vietnam requests China to respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands in accordance with international law, as well as Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and juri...

How China Is Building Its Next Outpost at Sea

China has been quietly and quickly building an island in disputed waters off of the coast of Vietnam over the last few months.

South China Sea becomes a contested one

China’s systematic military expansion across the South China Sea and into the Western Pacific is no longer a territorial dispute but a restructuring of how commercial shipping is p...

Vietnam adds over 2 square km of land in South China Sea, US report says

Vietnam has expanded its outposts in the South China Sea by hundreds of acres over the past year, according to a new report, as Hanoi and Beijing race to reinforce competing territ...

China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

HONG KONG / MANILA >> China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid roiling tension with the...

China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea

BEIJING — China accused the Philippines of landing personnel on a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Sunday as Manila said it would dispatch ships to drive off Chinese vessels...

Asean to step up push for South China Sea code, energy security

Deeper economic cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will hinge on whether a code can be laid down to govern maritime territory and activity in...

Philippines expands South China Sea footprint with permanent Thitu Island base

The Philippine Coast Guard unveiled on Thursday its first dedicated command centre in the Spratly island chain, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea that has been the site...

China and the US are quietly fighting over the same stretch of water

While the Philippines and the United States rehearsed coastal missile strikes from the country’s northernmost islands, Chinese survey ships were simultaneously charting the same wa...

Why China and Vietnam are shifting from confrontation to calm in South China Sea claims

Despite land reclamation efforts in the fiercely contested South China Sea, an unusual silence has fallen between Beijing and Hanoi over their rival claims. Observers said this sug...

‘Clear, deliberate act of bullying’: China fires flares at PCG plane over Panganiban, Zamora reefs

The two reefs are low-tide elevations in the West Philippine Sea that China has since developed into militarized artificial islands

‘Clear, deliberate act of bullying’: China fires flares at PCG plane over Panganiban, Zamora reefs

The two reefs are low-tide elevations in the West Philippine Sea that China has since developed into militarized artificial islands

Is China about to launch a rocket from South China Sea international waters?

China plans to launch its first rocket from open waters in the South China Sea, in a display of a more flexible, long-range maritime launch capability. The 31-metre (102-foot) tall...

Smoother waters? China and Vietnam vow to ‘better’ navigate South China Sea disputes

Beijing and Hanoi have bolstered their commitment to demarcation talks over a contested stretch of water in the South China Sea, pledging to “better” navigate bilateral frictions i...

Minister visits second islet in S China Sea

Why is a Chinese research ship the latest flashpoint with Philippines in South China Sea?

Beijing and Manila have traded accusations over a Chinese research vessel near a disputed South China Sea reef, with each side warning of further countermeasures in a sign of linge...

China cranks South China Sea buildup while Iran consumes US

China’s renewed land reclamation at Antelope Reef comes as the ongoing US-Israel-Iran War draws significant US military assets into the Middle East, raising questions over whether...

Philippines warns China research ship in disputed waters

Indonesia's South China Sea fisheries get Japanese support

Vietnam asks China and Philippines to respect its sovereignty over Spratlys

Vietnam requests all relevant parties to respect its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, stated Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang at the minis...

Taiwan, China coast guards argue in South China Sea

China is Remaking the South China Sea With a Return to Island-Building

  [By Lowell Bautista] After nearly a decade of relative pause, China has resumed large-scale island-building in the South China Sea. Satellite images...

Commentary: China is remaking the South China Sea with a return to island-building

A new Chinese outpost at Antelope Reef won’t create legal rights but will shape control over disputed waters, says a maritime law professor from Western Sydney University.