China is expanding its military reach and presence within the three Pacific island chains with the world's largest navy.

China has acquired the capability to penetrate Japan's ballistic missile defense system, a Japanese think tank warned.

Production, shipping, overseas bases—those ... it would not be an island chain occupied entirely by authoritarian societies friendly to China and hostile to the United States.

These costs have heightened debate over whether the United States needs so many bases abroad: What effect do they have around the world ... the Pacific to surround China and the Soviet Union.

MANILA: The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands ... South China Sea. Grande and Chiquita islands are located in Subic Bay, which was once a sprawling US base until ...