The U.S. military regularly conducts operations in the South China Sea—where China's territorial claims cover most of the waters—to assert freedom of navigation. What To Know ...

She renewed a warning that the U.S. is obligated to defend the Philippines under a 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty if Philippine forces come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.

Fast forward two decades and the PMZ is the site for near-daily provocations by China, according to the South Korean military. It says Chinese warships intruded in South Korea’s territorial ...

Two Chinese navy Type 071 amphibious transport docks sailing in the South China Sea during a maritime training exercise on August 3, 2024. Qiao Chenxi/Chinese military What To Know Citing a source ...

South Korea under President Lee Jae-myung is returning to pragmatic diplomacy, maintaining its US alliance while rejecting confrontation with China, reflecting public sentiment and prioritizing ...

Some analysts point to rising China-India friction as a contributing factor in Xi’s decision to skip the summit. "China has been at war with India for decades, essentially," Burack said.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying ...