U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South

The U.S. and its Philippine ally are also planning special forces training in the closest province to China-claimed Taiwan.

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the South China Sea during a speech to Manila’s forces stationed in the region. In his remarks at the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command’s 49th founding anniversary ceremony,

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.

US-PH defense alliance getting on China’s nerves – analysts The Philippine Navy has challenged a China’s People Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that

During Manila visit, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reiterates U.S. support for Philippines’ territorial defense.

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, according to AMTI.

The United States, Japan and the Philippines staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness Friday off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that Japan was indispensable in tackling Chinese aggression by helping Washington establish a "credible" deterrence in the region, including across the Taiwan Strait.