Manila uses "West Philippine Sea" for waters in its maritime zone, where China's expanding presence challenges the U.S. ally.

China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, a vital waterway for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce.

Around 14,000 American and Filipino troops will engage in joint military exercises in the Philippines, showcasing the U.S.'s ...

The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies ...

China and the Philippines have accused each other of dangerous blocking maneuvers near a disputed South China Sea reef.

Four Chinese naval vessels were spotted transiting from the East China Sea to the Philippine Sea, the Japanese military said.

American B-1B Lancers arrived this week at Misawa Air Base for their first rotational bomber task force mission in Japan, ...

“Japan shares principles such as freedom ... Yong said that despite challenges in addressing disputes in the South China Sea and the Myanmar civil war, ASEAN’s central role in the region ...

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

Coercion could backfire. Although it will not always be China that benefits—many Asian countries hedge beyond the great ...

Still, Hegseth’s message was clear: deterrence is key in the Indo-Pacific region in the face of China’s aggression — and the ...