An escalating series of clashes in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China could draw the U.S., which has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, into the conflict. A 60 Minutes ...

The sea needs a name that honors its rich history of commercial and cultural exchange, while positioning the sea as a space for cooperation and mutual benefit. The South China Sea is a strategic and ...

With China claiming almost all of the South China Sea, Beijing boats have been clashing with vessels of the Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping claims. These intensifying developments have ...

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...

A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in the Spratly Islands, three of them with ...

HONG KONG — A long-running dispute over uninhabited reefs has brought China and the Philippines into growing conflict that could draw in the United States. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News ...

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by four trends: continued confrontations between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and claimant states; renewed construction and militarization of ...

The ship changed course five months later, moving near a concentration of Vietnamese-occupied features. It drew global attention when the Philippines said it fired a military-grade laser at a resupply ...

In this image released by the Philippine Coast Guard, a China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon at a boat from the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the vicinity of Thitu ...

The South China Sea is of major geopolitical and economic importance due to its strategic location, natural resources and position as a conduit for international trade. Nearly one-third of global ...