south china sea dispute

BERLIN, June 4 (Reuters) – Germany will send two warships to the Indo-Pacific in 2024, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sunday, amid

By Francesco Guarascio and Andrew Hayley HANOI/BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) – A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in

MANILA, May 14 (Reuters) – The Philippines has placed navigational buoys within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to assert sovereignty over the

By Laurie Chen and Krishn Kaushik BEIJING/NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed accusations that

MANILA, May 8 (Reuters) – Joint patrols between the Philippines and the United States in the South China Sea may begin later this year, a top

By Bill Allison (Bloomberg) –The US accused China of harassing Philippine ships and reaffirmed its defense commitment to the Philippines ahead of a

In a recent op-ed for Le Journal du Dimanche, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell boldly advocated for European warships to actively patrol the Taiwan Strait

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday said he was prepared to negotiate with China over a maritime dispute between the two countries, days after a

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) – China’s defense ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the U.S. Navy destroyer

By Eloisa Lopez South China Sea, March 10 (Reuters) – As a Philippine coast guard aircraft flew over the disputed Spratly islands in the South China

This week, the United States Marine Corps Commandant made a bold and urgent call to prioritize logistics at sea in the Pacific theater. However, it’s

MANILA, March 4 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it had spotted a Chinese navy ship and dozens of militia vessels around a

by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to Craig Hooper, a senior military contributor for Forbes, the US Marine Corps has been working with offshore oil and gas

MANILA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The Philippines and the United States are discussing conducting joint coast guard patrols, including

MANILA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday that the country “will not lose an inch” of

By Cecilia Yap (Bloomberg) Two Chinese coast guard ships and two militia vessels tailed a Philippine warship near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, the

JAKARTA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to intensify talks with China and other Southeast Asian countries to finalize a code of conduct

JAKARTA, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Indonesia has deployed a warship to its North Natuna Sea to monitor a Chinese coast guard vessel that has

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) A Chinese fighter plane flew within 20 feet (6 meters) of a US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea in what

MANILA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – China’s embassy in Manila accused the United States on Tuesday of driving a wedge between the Philippines and