China accused the Philippines of provoking a confrontation in the South China Sea after an incident last week that left Filipino fishermen injured, reviving tensions in the long-disputed waters.

The Philippine coast guard said on Saturday that three Filipino fishermen had been wounded and two fishing vessels suffered "significant damage" when Chinese coast guard

The U.S. attack on Venezuela will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said.

In December 2024, China launched its first new-generation Type 076 amphibious assault ship, CNS Sichuan. Unlike the Hainan, the advanced Sichuan is equipped with a catapult system that supports flight operations by fixed-wing aircraft in a similar way to an aircraft carrier.

The USNS Cesar Chavez rescued three Filipino fishermen who survived four days on rationed food and water after heavy seas flooded their engine and left them adrift.

Deepening political feuds, ex-president Duterte’s ICC arrest and the South China Sea dispute have reshaped the Philippine landscape.

Another major expectation for China's naval development in 2026 is the continuous buildup of landing capability, which will include further integration of landing barges and the use of civilian vessels in amphibious exercises, according to Luck and Shugart.

The United States Navy's 7th Fleet on Friday (Manila time) said three Filipino fishermen were rescued after being found adrift in the South China Sea on New Year's Day.

Despite the 2016 Arbitral Award invalidating China’s vast maritime claims in the South China Sea, the Chinese embassy in Manila again urged the Philippines to accept the supposed reality that Manila and Beijing have overlapping maritime claims and should resolve the issue.

Instead of challenging China’s maritime claims unilaterally, outside powers would do better to collaborate more closely with Southeast Asian claimant states. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through ...

Vietnam has ordered Netflix to remove the Chinese television series Shine on Me from its streaming platform due to images depicting a map in accordance with China's nine-dash line in the South China Sea,