China claims virtually the entire South China Sea. A 2016 international ... in the disputed sea. After the Philippines, ...

Ahead of Hegseth’s visit, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said China opposes “interference from outside ...

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

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

Both countries share a mutual defense treaty ... due to escalating and repeated confrontations in the West Philippine Sea in the last two years — the part of the South China Sea that falls ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP ... which faces the South China Sea, Teodoro underscored the need for a “stronger national defense posture” and continued security engagement with allied countries to address ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

“The Philippines, as a fellow developing country, supports the participation of other developing countries in meetings at the IMO of importance to them, especially those from SIDS and LDCs ...