South China Sea
China Is Pissed About the Pentagon's New Report on Its Military Activity
The Chinese defense ministry has condemned the report as a deliberate distortion that exaggerates Chinese military activity in the hotly contested South China Sea.
China Scrambles Fighter Jets, Sends Warships to Shadow US Destroyer in South China Sea
The destroyer sailed close to a disputed reef on an operation that the US said was undertaken to "challenge excessive maritime claims" in the region.
China Is Reportedly Training a 'Maritime Militia' to Patrol the Disputed South China Sea
The training includes lessons on "safeguarding Chinese sovereignty," search and rescue operations, and dealing with disasters — or foreign ships — at sea.
Video Shows US Troops Brawling With Cops at Pole Dancing Club in the Philippines
The footage emerged just as US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in the Philippines to mark a new defense agreement between the two countries.
US Says Beijing Will Soon Have 'Substantial Military Power' in the South China Sea
China has already installed military radars and the infrastructure could also allow for the deployment of surface-to-air missiles, coastal defense cruise missiles, and an increased presence of warships.
Stop Causing Trouble Over South China Sea, Beijing Tells US
Ahead of a visit to the US, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Washington should not use the issue of military facilities on disputed islands as a "pretext to make a fuss."
We Will Find 'Creative Ways' to Punish You Over South China Sea, US Tells Beijing
The US and the EU have warned Beijing that there will be consequences if it ignores the international ruling on the South China Sea dispute due to be made later this year at the Hague.
Beijing Has Just Sent Missiles to a Disputed Island in the South China Sea
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to Woody Island, one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan and US officials said today.
The Philippines Are Finding Themselves Between a Chinese Rock and an American Hard Place
The Philippines occupy a key strategic location for both China and the US. And they're already getting sucked in to any fight between the two military giants.
Taiwan Just Elected Its First Female President — And Now She Has to Deal With China
Taiwan's independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen will be thrust into one of Asia's toughest and most dangerous jobs after she takes office.
A New Incident Between China and the Philippines May Be Looming
An expedition to a disputed island by a group of Filipino people may anger Chinese authorities, which lay claim to a large part of the South China Sea.
US Marine Convicted of Brutally Murdering Transgender Woman in the Philippines
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton claimed he acted in self-defense after discovering that the person who was giving him oral sex was transgender.