By David Brunnstrom and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Republican chair of the congressional committee ...

China and the Philippines have been locked in years of tension over their competing claims in the South China Sea, with friction intensifying in recent months.

U.S. House China panel chair John Moolenaar urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to watch warming South Korea-China ties, ...

Gilberto Teodoro questioned China's rejection of the 2016 Hague ruling after a note defending Beijing's position on the South China Sea interrupted his speech in Seoul ...

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro lashed out at China during a Seoul defense forum Tuesday after receiving an audience note defending Beijing's rejection of a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. assailed Chinese officials in Seoul after receiving a surprise message from them onstage while mid-answer at a regional defense summit.

The recent Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2026 has become more than a conventional defense and security forum; it has exposed the widening strategic ...

A U.S. House committee chairman has called for greater scrutiny of South Korea's ties with China, citing diplomatic exchanges and differences.

Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro confronted China at a Seoul defense forum after receiving and reading aloud a note rejecting the South China Sea arbitration ruling.

When a Philippine official blasted China at a defense forum in Seoul this month, the moment went viral and increased awareness about Manila’s territorial disputes with Beijing, but experts told Radio ...

Philippines-China Seoul Forum Incident: After reading the Chinese note, the Philippine defence minister turned to the audience and said, “How can you engage with a country at an international forum ...

China has accused Philippine officials of “grandstanding and lying” after Manila’s defense secretary publicly read aloud a Chinese diplomat’s ...