Analysts are divided over the motive, with some calling it an ‘image repair manoeuvre’ while others point to regional ...

The AFP “has never left” the vicinity of Panatag Shoal, its WPS spokesperson Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said on ...

China harasses a U.S. ally after its President says he’d back Taiwan.

The United States is disputing China’s claim that it chased away an American warship conducting a freedom of navigation ...

Beijing protests over USS Higgins’ presence near Scarborough Shoal while American navy says its presence is lawful.

The U.S. military operation came a day after the Philippines accused Chinese vessels of “dangerous maneuvers and unlawful ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ...

The Chinese military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, while the U.S. Navy said its action was in ...

United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson underscored the importance of recent American naval operations ...

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer performed a so-called Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed Scarborough ...

Starting in early 2016, Scarborough Shoal suddenly became an issue of serious concern for U.S. officials. According to articles in the press reports information was obtained that strongly ...