The Latest Breaking News from the South China Sea

Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.

The United States has deployed two warships to the disputed South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal

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President Donald Trump plans to host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics” and the United States and other allied countries are ready to further boost deterrence against Beijing’s aggression

A 2016 international arbitration decision invalidated China’s claims based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, but Beijing has rejected the ruling and continues to defy it.

The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a stake in the waters has stirred up yet more trouble.

The warning from China’s embassy in the Philippines follows criticism from a top EU official about Beijing’s conduct.

Last week, Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The incident was well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and was completely unprovoked.