Latest news on the South China Sea, including South China Sea conflict, South China Sea dispute, the Philippines, and China military updates.

Confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry made for choppy waters in the South China Sea in 2025, complicating prospects for an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct.

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by trends including confrontations between the China Coast Guard and claimant states.

China has signalled strong optimism for finalising negotiations with neighbouring Asian countries to seal a new institutional ...

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China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday as it steadily increases spending to counter ...

1. The Stage is Set: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Maiden Voyage2. The Shadow Play Begins: Chinese Presence in the Region3. “We Beat Them to the Draw”: The Detection and Deterrence4. The Silent Battle: ...

At the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Philippines Armed Forces chief General Romeo Brawner Jr warns that Chinese coercion in the South China Sea is a ‘daily reality’. In an exclusive interview with ...

BEIJING — China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, Taiwan said on Wednesday, as Beijing insisted it had a right to build “self-defense” systems in the ...

China’s military said on Friday it conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from February 23 to 26, and accused the Philippines of “disrupting” peace and stability by organizing joint patrols ...

Latest news and analysis on China-Japan relations, including trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions and the relationship between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi ...