Philippines rejects Beijing's claim to sovereignty over entire South China Sea

MANILA, March 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire ...
Chatham House

Could Vietnam’s new South China Sea bases open a ‘Pandora’s box’ of competitive island building?

The scale of Hanoi’s land reclamation operations is fast surpassing Beijing’s in the contested Spratly Islands, write John ...

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions

Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential ...
Reuters

'Welcome to CHINA' greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China Sea

Philippine officials visit Thitu amid Chinese presence Roaming message says "Welcome to CHINA" Filipino fishermen say China stops them fishing best waters China says its actions lawful, professional ...
Navy Media on MSN

Chinese warship follows HMS Queen Elizabeth: South China Sea standoff

1. The Stage is Set: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Maiden Voyage2. The Shadow Play Begins: Chinese Presence in the Region3. “We Beat Them to the Draw”: The Detection and Deterrence4. The Silent Battle: ...
UPI

South Korea weighs strategy as U.S.-China rivalry deepens

Feb. 18 (Asia Today) --South Korea faces mounting strategic pressure as rivalry between the United States and China intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, raising questions about how Seoul should ...
AFP on MSN

Animated map: Mass formation of Chinese fishing boats, East China Sea - January 2026

Animated map of the East China Sea showing geometric formations of around 1,000 Chinese fishing vessels between January 10 and 13, 2026, some 300 km from Taiwan, in coordinated manoeuvres that experts ...
The Washington Post

Maintaining America’s edge in the South China Sea

A Chinese ship blasts a Philippine vessel with a water cannon in 2024.(Aaron Favila/AP Photo) While the Trump administration’s high-profile foreign policy initiatives have focused on Europe and the ...

Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

In late February 2026, the Panamanian government took control of two ports in the Panama Canal that had been operated by a ...

How Iran has used the strait of Hormuz to throttle oil and gas – a visual guide

The Tehran regime has weaponised geography in retaliation for the attacks by the US and Israel ...
The New York Times

South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate

South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul South Korea said on ...

Hormuz vs Malacca: Which strait controls the world’s energy and trade?

As tensions rise around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, we look at the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. From energy flows in the Persian Gulf to trade routes through the Strait of Malacca, ...