Other countries could openly side with China and rely on its military aid, as has occurred in Thailand, which is a Southeast Asian power albeit not a claimant to the South China Sea.

Tuesday's maritime confrontation occurred when three Chinese coast guard ships challenged a group of Philippine vessels about 60 miles off the westernmost Philippine province of Palawan, Ray Powell, ...

Thailand said on Wednesday said it "supports China's efforts" to maintain maritime peace amid a regional dispute over the South China Sea.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended separate meetings with their ASEAN counterparts ...

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, claps his hand after pose for a group photo during the ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, July 31, 2019. Credit: AP Photo ...

The British and Australian militaries have challenged China's claims over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with a "freedom of navigation" operation. Newsweek reached out to the ...

Philippines, China clash could draw in U.S. The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea. A Philippine plane warned a Chinese ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps his second visit to China as tensions mount over Beijing’s military support of Russia’s war in Ukraine and ongoing threats in the South China Sea ...

The expectation of continued Chinese coercion in the South China Sea is thickening military ties among others wary of it. Defence co-operation between America and the Philippines, a treaty ally ...

Dotted with small islands, reefs and shoals, the South China Sea is a crucial shipping route and home a messy territorial dispute that pits multiple countries against each other.

The U.S. is calling China's claims over the South China Sea illegal. Experts fear growing U.S.-China tensions raise the possibility of military conflict.

From Africa to the South China Sea, nations are scouring the globe for new, profitable energy ventures. In the Pacific Ocean, which covers 30 percent of Earth’s surface, ...