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

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.

The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

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 Philippines and its security allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or ...

Scarborough Shoal ... “understanding” regarding the Philippines’ resupply of its forces on Second Thomas Shoal, a contested feature in the Spratly Islands. Chinese attempts to prevent ...

Huangyan Island is also known as Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc ... claims made by Beijing over the latest incident. “The Philippines then turned around and accused China of 'dangerous ...

The Chinese military said it expelled a Philippine plane from airspace over Scarborough Shoal ... known in China as Huangyan Island and in the Philippines as Panatag Shoal or Bajo De Masinloc.

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

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances ...