Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to ...

The same day, the United States, Japan and the Philippines held naval drills in the South China Sea. The Philippine embassy ...

Australia’s gift comes days after a near-collision between Philippine and Chinese coastguard vessels in the South China Sea.

March 31, 2025: During January 2025 Chinese and Filipino coast guard ships collided ships in the South China Sea near Second Thomas Shoal. Four Filipino crewmen were injured. China also employed 40 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country would accept and said ...

What is clear is that China is not pausing its provocations. Its aggressive conduct in the West Philippine Sea – precisely in Philippine waters and not just in the wider South China Sea ...