Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

The Philippine Navy said Tuesday it would strengthen its units, equipment, and capabilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) ...

“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation, whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,” he said.

China urged the Philippine government to "stop serving as other countries' mouthpiece" and to avoid being used as "chess ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

The reorganization of the Philippine Navy forces in the West Philippine Sea will increase coordination between agencies ...

America’s comparative advantage in advancing its interests is through the strengthening of its alliances and partnerships in ...

The Philippines has shot down China’s recent accusation of instigating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, citing instead ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea “the ...

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

China on Friday said there ''has never been a problem'' with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea as ...