The Latest Breaking News from South China Sea

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their first major meeting in the central Philippine city of Cebu under growing pressure to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China this year and push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar’s civil war

Philippines coast guard says it sent two ships and two aircraft to assist Filipino crew members aboard Singapore-flagged ship

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday condemned Beijing for its escalating "destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea during multilateral defense talks in Kuala Lumpur.

Philippine defense officials say Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, will sign a key defense agreement that will allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea

President Trump says foul play is not suspected in two U.S. Navy aircraft crashes over the South China Sea. The Navy is investigating faulty fuel as a possible cause.

US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo on Monday, said the incidents could have been caused by "bad fuel".

Australia lodges diplomatic protest after Chinese fighter jet releases flares near Australian surveillance aircraft

Officials say the export-bound maps threaten the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity