The Chinese embassy in the Philippines advised Manila on Thursday not to "fantasise" about relying on outside forces to ...

A U.S. Navy destroyer recently carried out a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, according to a statement ...

China's sovereignty claims cover most of the South China Sea, overlapping with those of other regional powers.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a short series examining maritime geography and strategic challenges in specific bodies of water, ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Guinea and the South China ...

John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U ...

But further south, there is a second conflict brewing between China and another key ally of the United States - the Philippines. Under authoritarian President Xi Jinping, Beijing has continued to ...

China views the East and South China Seas through the prism of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security. China’s Defence White paper, issued in 2019, declares, “South China ...

As China pushes to dominate the South China Sea, it is increasingly willing to use force to drive out the Philippines, a treaty ally of the United States. In recent months, China’s tactics have ...

Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at ...

China has risen and it is not peaceful. For anyone doubting that the latest example has taken place in an obscure part of the South China Sea ... has sailing the seas. It is centered around ...

Over the past 10 to 15 years, the South China Sea ... Islands in the East China Sea (ECS) are another concern for U.S. observers. PRC domination of China’s near-seas region—meaning the ...

China’s focus in the Pacific and its interests in the East and South China Seas are driven in part by a desire to gain positional advantage in a war over Taiwan. Addressing an evolving Chinese ...