A flurry of Vietnamese island fortifications and intensifying Chinese activity show the rising odds of confrontation in the ...

Instead, Antelope Reef, as this cay is known, is beginning to look a lot like China’s large military airbase at Mischief Reef. One of three airbases which China built during a spree of island-building ...

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by four trends: continued confrontations between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and claimant states; renewed construction and militarization of ...

During a June 17 speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Steve Koehler declared that despite an ongoing campaign of intimidation ...

Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 is hit by a Chinese Coast Guard water cannon blast in the disputed South China Sea on March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — ...

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...

It is clear that there has been a shift in Beijing’s perception of the Yellow Sea, and its new muscular stance is threatening Seoul’s economic and security interests. Republic of Korea Coast Guard ...