Category: South China Sea

The Philippines is assuring China that its planned purchase of 20 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, part of a $5.58 billion arms package, is not directed at any nation, even as Beijing warns that such military deals should not harm third-party interests. ...

The U.S. State Department said it was green-lighting the sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets and related equipment to the Philippines. The jets will be built by Lockheed Martin and the $5.58 billion sale also includes missiles and radar systems. The ...

China and Vietnam have taken two distinctly different approaches in how they manage their territorial disputes with China. The Philippines is leaning into its alliance with the United States along with new security pacts with more than half a dozen other ...

The United States said Tuesday it has approved a sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter-jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. The State Department said it was green-lighting the sale that includes 20 ...

By Chad WILLIAMS U.S. defense chief, Pete Hegseth, will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, as part of a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a mounting scandal over leaked plans for military strikes.

By Lam Nguyen Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.

By Gregory Poling and Monica Michiko Sato 2024 brought increased tensions between China and Southeast Asian nations over South China Sea disputes. China continued down the same dangerous but ultimately ineffective path it has walked since 2022, failing to make and ...

Indonesia and Vietnam agreed on Monday to upgrade ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership as the Southeast Asian allies' leaders met in Jakarta to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations. Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary To Lam held talks with President ...

Manila said Friday that the Philippines and Canada have negotiated a deal for the deployment of troops, which will occur once the latest security pact is signed in the face of increasingly tense confrontations with China. Manila's defence department said it ...

The Philippines' ambassador to Washington said on Monday he was "confident" the two countries' military ties would remain strong under the Donald Trump administration, while also acknowledging the unravelling of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship. China and the Philippines have been involved in ...

Japan and the Philippines are set to bolster their defense ties. This latest development, announced during a high-profile meeting in Manila on Monday, signals a clear response to mounting regional challenges. On Monday, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said that ...

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have made freedom of navigation exercises "even more important," France's ambassador to the Philippines said Sunday, as the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle made its first port visit to the country. The aircraft carrier strike ...