The Chinese foreign minister said the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague was “orchestrated and ...

The British and Australian militaries have challenged China's claims over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea ...

Satellite photos reveal Beijing has fortified its Spratly Island reefs BEIJING’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea are now bristling with fortified gun towers, new satellite ...

Tuesday's maritime confrontation occurred when three Chinese coast guard ships challenged a group of Philippine vessels about 60 miles off the westernmost Philippine province of Palawan, Ray Powell, ...

Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines have all attempted to counter Chinese claims to waters within their exclusive economic ...

Despite China’s persistent refusal to recognize or honor it, the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea now forms part of ...

The Spratly Islands, which are claimed in whole or in part by China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei, include some of the most hotly contested features in the South China Sea.

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea via a U-shaped, 1940s nine-dash line map that overlaps with the exclusive waters of the Philippines and neighbors like Vietnam and Malaysia. A United ...

The Spratly Islands are also subject to multiple claims, with Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia among claimants. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world?

MORE THAN 50 Chinese vessels were anchored near a disputed reef in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday, a day after accusing Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels of ...

A Chinese base built in 1995 stands in Mischief Reef of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images) China’s claims reach deep into the South China Sea. On maps ...