Amid South China Sea tensions, Nicholas Burns' incorrect assertion that the disputed Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal were Philippine territory may reflect US bias at work This highlights a ...

China’s military said it drove away three Philippines aircraft “illegally” flying over the disputed Spratly Islands, marking the second aerial incident this week involving Beijing and Manila in the ...

A Philippine plane warned a Chinese military helicopter over the South China Sea that it was "flying too close," as tension between the U.S. ally and Beijing soars.

On Wednesday, Beijing unilaterally and unexpectedly designated an area for live-fire shooting just 40 nautical miles (74 km) ...

The encounter followed Tuesday's near collision between an intercepting Chinese military helicopter and a Philippine turboprop.

Beijing accused the Philippines of "illegally" intruding into Scarborough Shoal, a reef over 500 miles from Chinese shores.

The Philippine Coast Guard condemned "dangerous" manoeuvres by a Chinese Navy helicopter Tuesday as it flew within three metres (10 feet) of a surveillance flight carrying a group of journalists over ...

They referred to the Philippine name for the stretch of waters in the South China Sea closer to the Philippines ... to Scarborough Shoal by its Chinese name, said the plane had “illegally entered the ...

Scarborough Shoal is a triangular ... C-208 aircraft from the shoal's airspace. "Huangyan [Island] has always been China's territory. The Philippines' attempts to provoke militarily to assert ...

The Philippine defense secretary says his country and its allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to ...