“Every escalation between China and the Philippines ... of a mid-range Typhoon missile system to the Philippines in April, which set off alarm bells in Beijing.

The U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea via a special task force, a U.S. embassy official said on Thursday, an initiative Manila said involves intelligence, ...

BEIJING, Nov 15 (Reuters) - China said on Friday the Philippines had sent supplies to a warship grounded on Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea. In a separate statement ...

MANILA, Philippines — China ... Tarriela said. “If China halts its provocations and infringements, the situation in the South China Sea will not face further turmoil,” he said.

The deployment of American troops to aid the Philippines in the South China Sea may be a nod to Washington’s commitment to Manila, and might fend off further assertions from China in the ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has issued a warning to China over the South China Sea, emphasizing that the U.S. would defend the Philippines should Filipino forces face armed attack.

I told him she's congratulating you," he said. The Philippines, a former US colony, is seen as central to Washington's efforts to counter China's increasingly assertive policies in the South China ...

A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian ...

The Chinese military conducted a joint sea and air patrol around Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday as tensions continued to simmer with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The Southern Theatre ...