In the Philippines this week, the EU’s foreign policy chief expressed concern over China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, ...

China’s deployment of research and survey vessels in contested waters is a central pillar of its maritime gray zone strategy, ...

The Chinese embassy in the Philippines urged the European Union to stop "provoking trouble" in the South China Sea on ...

Thitu Island is home to the Philippines' largest military outpost in the South China Sea's Spratly Islands archipelago.

By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing When Pakistan said it had shot down multiple Indian fighter jets earlier this month, ripples from that claim stretched all the way to the South China Sea ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Beijing’s information release was also carefully timed – the American and Philippine militaries were conducting their annual Balikatan joint exercises in the South China Sea. Meanwhile ...

Japan has lodged a protest with Beijing over the suspected construction of a new offshore platform in disputed waters of the East China Sea – a development that analysts say could signal China ...

Philippine Marine Corps Photo The U.S. will upgrade a Philippine military base crucial for Manila’s South China Sea operations ... moved into the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines a Monday ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

"I think this creates a storm. China is saying this is illegal and the law of the sea should govern deep-sea resources that should benefit all mankind, and that in fact is what the law of the sea ...