The U.S. maintains a persistent presence of aircraft carriers in the western Pacific to counter China's naval threat.

The Philippines assumes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair during maritime tension and less diplomatic patience ...

As the Philippines assume the ASEAN chairmanship in 2026, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is seeking to de-escalate tensions ...

The United States deployed two warships Wednesday to a shoal in disputed waters in South China Sea, where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while chasing a smaller Philippine ship. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while trying to drive away a smaller Philippine ...

The United States Navy's 7th Fleet on Friday (Manila time) said three Filipino fishermen were rescued after being found ...

The United States is defending its deployment of drones to contested waterways, telling Military.com that China's maritime rhetoric has become "increasingly coercive." American forces in recent days ...

On October 24, 2023, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber was flying a nighttime mission in international airspace over the South China Sea when it was intercepted by a Chinese fighter jet. In a series of ...

China has once again pushed its South China Sea dispute with the Philippines to the brink of death. On August 11, a destroyer from China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) came dangerously close ...