South China Sea

Vietnam has reportedly banned the release of Margot Robbie's "Barbie" over its depiction of the South China Sea.

Vietnam announced "Barbie" will not be released in the country as it allegedly shows Beijing's territorial claim over the South China Sea.

The Chinese warship passed as close as 150 yards to the U.S. guided-missile destroyer, the U.S. military said.

The Chinese pilot "flew directly in front of the nose" of the U.S. aircraft, the U.S.'s Indo-Pacific Command said.

The intercept occurred in international airspace over the South China Sea.

What do we need to know Taiwan, an island nation of 20 million people just a bit larger in area than my home state?

President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan acknowledged the presence of U.S. instructors on the ground for the first time two years ago.

"U.S. forces operate in the South China Sea on a daily basis, as they have for more than a century," the U.S. Navy said.

Taiwan's military is "monitoring" ongoing Chinese drills, its military said.

The unfortunate fact is that China concentrates its forces in East Asia and America's are spread across the globe.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and her escorts are currently docked in South Korea ahead of trilateral war games with Japan next week.

The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 Chinese maritime militia vessels, accompanied by naval and coast guard presence, were anchored neared the island of Thitu.

A group of scientists has claimed that the bizarre deep-sea creature represents an entirely new species, but other experts are skeptical.

The United States and its regional allies have also thrown their weight behind the Philippines in its latest spat with China.

A Chinese official on Monday said accounts of the encounter were "incorrect."

The U.S. and its allies have painted a picture of a Chinese military that is wildly audacious in asserting Beijing's territorial claims.

"Xi Jinping has made it quite clear...that he is going to make, from his perspective, China whole again by subsuming Taiwan," H.R. McMaster said Sunday.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the Chinese jet came within 20 feet of the U.S. aircraft's nose, forcing it to "take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision."

The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense on Monday reported 71 Chinese aircraft near Taiwan, prompting a response from President Tsai Ing-Wen.

The U.S. Navy vessel could be involved in another freedom of navigation operation this week.

U.S.-Philippine relations "should not be damaging to other countries' interests," China's foreign ministry said of Vice President Harris' visit on Tuesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed U.S. defence commitments to the Philippines on Monday.

The picture was taken from the ISS as it passed over Southeast Asia, shows one blue light over the Gulf of Thailand, and the other near the South China Sea.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has already signed off on 52 formal diplomatic protests against China in 72 days, according to reports.

It would be a major surprise if Xi, who has effectively consolidated power around himself in the last decade, fails to retain his core leadership role.

The Ukraine war is turning Russia into "Beijing's junior partner," according to one analyst.

The firing of Chinese Dongfeng series missiles in the backdrop of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit was picked up by Taiwan, according to its defence ministry.

The White House warns China not to use the trip as a "pretext to increase aggressive military activity" near Taiwan.

With the current dispute over Pelosi's visit to Taiwan fueling tensions in the South China Sea, Newsweek looks at Washington and Beijing's regional presence.

A top Biden administration official has explained how the U.S. plans to contain Chinese aggression in the Pacific in coordination with American allies.