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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China ha…
Jake Epstein
Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a 'militarized' island and a fighter jet
Relations between the two countries have become increasingly fraught over the last year, with a ser…
Rebecca Rommen
Vietnam's rare commemoration of a deadly South China Sea battle is a quiet but direct message to Beijing
The unusual ceremony, which took place amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, was seen as a quiet message…
Benjamin Brimelow
Chinese ships have dumped so much poop in the South China Sea, you can see it from space: report
Sewage discharged from more than 200 Chinese vessels around the contested Spratly Islands is causin…
Vanessa Gu
US Coast Guard cutters shadowed Chinese warships sailing near remote US territory in Alaska
The Chinese ships never entered US territorial waters, but news of their activity comes during a ne…
Ryan Pickrell,Christopher Woo…
Look at these satellite images and you'll know that 'China has every intention of militarizing the Spratly Islands'
Nearly a month after the Hague-based court invalidated Beijing's vast territorial claims new satell…
Amanda Macias
Vivid new photos give you a rare look at the South China Sea islands that a top US commander says China has fully militarized
The bases are meant "to expand the offensive capability" of China's military beyond its shores, the…
Michael Peck
China's Navy Chief Conducted An 'Unprecedented' Survey Of The Disputed Spratly Islands
Hong Kong news source Takungpao wrote that Wu spent a week surveying the islands and reported that …
Michelle FlorCruz
Another US Navy destroyer challenged China in the South China Sea by sailing past contested islands without asking permission
The latest freedom-of-navigation operation is the second time in two weeks the Navy has sent a wars…
Ryan Pickrell
US disregards Beijing's nonsense, says it can take down South China Sea islands
"How can anyone argue with a straight face? How can anyone say this is not militarization. It's a p…
Alex Lockie
US disinvites China from military exercise over militarization of South China Sea islands
"China's continued militarization of disputed features in the South China Sea only serve to raise t…
John Haltiwanger
China is not even pretending anymore in the South China Sea - it put 400 buildings on one of the disputed islands
Buildings on Subi Reef, which is closer to Vietnam and the Philippines than mainland China, were an…
Tara Francis Chan
China's massive 'magic island-making' ship could escalate tensions in the South China Sea
"Creating such dredging technology could be part of China's quest to become a maritime power," Coll…
Brennan Weiss
China isn't the only one building islands in the South China Sea
Along with Beijing, Vietnam has also started projects mostly within the past two years of construct…
Jeremy Bender
China may be flying combat patrols over disputed islands in the South China Sea
"Two days after the ruling, China began to air video of H6-K and fighter patrols undated. The recen…
Amanda Macias
Dramatic satellite photos show the new islands China is building
The place where they're doing their building is Mischief Reef, a thin circle of coral that sits bet…
Erin Brodwin
'Leave immediately or you will pay' - China is warning foreign ships that get close to its island fortresses, but the US Navy isn't changing a thing
In recent months, China has deployed jamming technology, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship ballist…
Ryan Pickrell,Ryan Pickrell
Taiwan gives press tour of disputed South China Sea 'island' to prove it isn't a rock
On Itu Aba, the press a toured coconut plantation, gardens, a well with fresh water, a temple, and …
Alex Lockie
China is building its first runway on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea
According to Jane's, additional Airbus imagery shows that China is also dredging three new islands …
Jeremy Bender
China is building a string of artificial islands to fortify its position in the disputed South China Sea
"China appears to be expanding and upgrading military and civilian infrastructure - including radar…