The Philippines government has begun efforts to reinforce the tiny outpost of BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated World War II-era ship in the South China Sea.

The Philippines has asserted its right to develop parts of the disputed Spratley islands, following China's opposition to its plans to rehabilitate infrastructures on Pagasa island, which the ...

China has deployed a defensive missile system on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Chinese foreign ministry has confirmed.

MANILA, Philippines >> The Philippines has accused China of aggressively violating an agreement aimed at preventing clashes in the disputed Spratly Islands, the latest in a series of complaints ...

Why FONOP the Spratleys? China, Vietnam, and Taiwan require either permission or advance notification before a foreign military vessel passes through their territorial sea, ...

China could eventually deploy radar and missile systems on outposts it is building in the South China Sea that could be used to enforce an exclusion zone over the disputed territory, the U.S ...

September 18, 2007: Taiwan is building a 1,150 meter long, and 30 meter wide air strip on Itu Aba, one of the Spratly Islands. The Spratlys are a group of some 100 islets, atolls, and reefs that total ...