Donald Trump faces a more confrontational China in the South China Sea in his second term, escalating the risk of a conflict.

China has released an updated map for a southern city, established to reinforce its claims in the South China Sea, showing ...

China is putting ever greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he would "always safeguard our sovereignty" when asked about the issue of the ...

The deployment of CNS Shandong came amid rising tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.

The US has previously accused China of militarising the South China Sea (file photo) China's pursuit of offshore resources in parts of the South China Sea is "completely unlawful", US Secretary of ...

China has already declared two new administrative districts in the South China Sea in April 2020 and has escalated its criticism of U.S. freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in the area.

China’s Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly released on Sunday the standard names of some ...

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In the past five months alone, it has reclaimed more than 2 sq km (0.8 square miles) in the contested Spratly Islands, according to Beijing-based think tank the South China Sea Probing Initiative.