China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ...

A combination of poor diplomacy and deep mistrust among South China Sea claimant states could escalate tensions into a ...

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

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

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

Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

Those who willingly become pawns will inevitably be discarded,’ Chen Xiaodong, vice-minister of foreign affairs, tells Boao ...

The action took place amid ongoing efforts by the Philippines to enlist countries outside the region for so-called "joint ...

Regional military attaches say China has gradually stepped up deployments of H-6 bombers into the South China Sea as its ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomes U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Malacañang Palace during the latter’s ...

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