As the world watches China’s increasingly aggressive moves at sea, its quiet expansion across land borders in the Himalayas serves as a reminder that its ambitions extend far beyond the South China Sea or Taiwan. China is methodically expanding its reach, targeting small, vulnerable neighbors like Nepal and Bhutan.

It is no longer sufficient to describe China's aggressions in the West Philippine Sea as if they are a series of individual incursions. We've passed that point. This is now a maritime occupation by a hostile, imperial power. The Philippines and its friends need to adjust their conceptual frameworks, their strategies and their tactics accordingly.

The China Coast Guard harassed Indonesia's oil and gas exploration activities in the Arwana Block from 17-21 October. Indonesia responded by sending its own vessels to "expel" the Chinese ship.

China Daily's young Media Unlocked hosts pose as independent journalists dedicated to "telling the truth about China". Viewer beware.

SeaLight Director Ray Powell tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the world-famous CBS program "60 Minutes" went to the Philippines to tell the world the story of how China is trying to drive its smaller neighbor out of the West Philippine Sea; how the Philippines is putting up an epic fight against steep odds; and why the world should care.

The lack of automatic information system broadcast data on the Philippine Coast Guard vessels involved in the August 19th Sabina Shoal incident hurts the Philippines' transparency initiative, and gives room for China's disinformation tactics to set the narrative.

While land reclamation and island-building have had the most visible impact on the South China Sea's fragile coral reef ecosystem, China's illegal but still active giant clam harvesting industry is actually the most destructive. (Image credit: CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Maxar Technologies)

China's maritime militia is a key asymmetric advantage in its strategy to dominate its maritime approaches, and especially its vast claim to nearly the entire South China Sea, yet the exact size and composition of this expanding paramilitary force is an enigma. Let's go over what we do know.

For the past week the Chinese research vessel Ke Xue San Hao has been surveying the reefs and shoals west of the Philippine island of Palawan.

Recent debate which casts the Philippines' assertive transparency campaign as as a "failure" for not deterring Beijing's South China Sea aggression risks missing the forest for the trees. Manila has gained much by turning on the cameras.

A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially catastrophic behavior by the People’s Liberation Army against foreign aircraft in a week.

China on Saturday deployed its coast guard in waters within 40 miles of the coast of the Philippines westernmost province, Palawan, in what one analyst said amounted to a "show of force."

Highly provocative and unprofessional action by the Chinese military has again put the Albanese government’s approach to relations with Beijing under pressure. So has deployment of a powerful Chinese naval flotilla close to Australia.

Taipei, Feb. 14 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Friday that his government would aim to increase defense spending to 3 percent of Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) this year, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors.

Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific chief says American military must step up preparations for conflict in region.

One of the largest Chinese fisheries research ships spotted inside the country’s archipelagic waters is now on its way out and is now en route to the West Philippine Sea, a maritime expert said Tuesday.

Officials said the Philippines and New Zealand are expected to conclude a visiting forces agreement within the year as the former continues to shore up support from more like-minded partners amid growing tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea.

On February 4, the Indonesian House of Representatives approved Japan's offer to donate two brand-new 18-metre patrol vessels to the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) under Tokyo's Official Security Assistance initiative. The decision shows growing maritime security cooperation between the two countries.

A suspected Chinese freighter that was previously driven away by the Coast Guard has again been detected off Taiwan's coast — amid concerns about undersea cable sabotage.

A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints from Beijing, which claims the entire South China Sea and accuses Manila of colluding with others to destabilize the region.