Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

MANILA - The Philippines expressed alarm on Saturday (April 5) over the arrest of three Filipinos in China on suspicion of ...

Chinese firms might consider the atmosphere ‘not friendly enough’ to continue investing in the Philippines, analyst says.

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen ...

The Philippines' economic zones chief says Manila is being eyed as 'the next preferred destination' for China's 'plus-one' strategy for firms dodging US tariffs The Philippines is positioning itself ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation, whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,” he said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...