The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

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

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

The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed ...

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

Hegseth called for the countries to stand “shoulder to ... “Whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea, we recognize that your country has [to] stand very firm in ...

I believe as we speak all three countries are sailing together right now in the region,” Hegseth said in a press conference after a meeting with Philippine officials. “So we have that security ...

Ahead of Hegseth’s visit, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said China opposes “interference from outside countries” in the South China Sea. "U.S.-Philippines military ...

China claims virtually the entire South China Sea ... After the Philippines, Hegseth would travel next to Japan, another staunch U.S. treaty ally. “All three countries are sailing together ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand ... strong message of the commitment of both our countries to continue to work together, to maintain the peace in the Indo-Pacific Region within the South ...