On a remote island, a test of wills between the Philippines and China
About 250 Filipinos live on Thitu Island, the largest and most inhabited island of the Spratlys, in the South China Sea. But Chinese ships are never far away.
South China Sea conflict
Biden and China's Xi met for three hours. Here's what they talked about
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a high-stakes face-to-face meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
U.S. Carriers Train In South China Sea In Likely Signal To Beijing
The move appears to be a show of strength meant to signal the new administration's determination to stand firm against China's steady encroachment in the strategic waterway.
Chinese Song Expressing Friendship During Pandemic Backfires With Wary Filipinos
A video for "One Sea" was posted by the Chinese Embassy in Manila in an effort to foster solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. But many Filipinos saw it as Beijing pressing territorial claims.
A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War
The USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to spend four days at the port of Danang at a time of tensions over China's expansion in the South China Sea.
Human Rights Barely Registers In Meeting Between Trump, Philippines' Duterte
Trump declined to say if meeting with Philippine president touched on human rights over Duterte's bloody war on drugs, but the White House says it did come up, briefly.
China Condemns U.S. Destroyer's Maneuver In South China Sea
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter: "We have said and we are acting on the basis of saying that we will fly, sail and operate wherever international law permits."
China's Island-Building Has Neighbors On Edge, But Tensions May Be Easing
In just 18 months, China has created more than 2,000 acres of new land where before there were just waves and reef, according to the U.S., which sees the work as a threat to regional stability.