The British and Australian militaries have challenged China's claims over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with a "freedom of navigation" operation. Newsweek reached out to the ...

Satellite imagery of runway construction at Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands dated Feb. 6 and March 23 by Airbus Defence and Space. Photo: CNES 2015, Distribution Airbus DS/IHS: 1535921 ...

The South China Sea, a vast and resource-rich area, has been the subject of intense territorial disputes for years. Countries like the Philippine, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have competing ...

As one of the world's four ancient civilizations, China has over 2,000 years of documented records related to the South China ...

China asserts maritime rights over nearly the entirety of the energy-rich South China Sea by dint of its territorial claims to all islands and reefs in the area, in defiance of a 2016 ruling by ...

An aerial view of China occupied Subi Reef at Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Francis Malasig/Pool/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab.

China's military said on Tuesday it drove away a U.S. guided-missile cruiser that "illegally intruded" into waters near the South China Sea's Spratly Islands, an assertion the U.S. Navy disputed.

Vietnam has been actively increasing its presence in the South China Sea by expanding land on several islands and reefs it controls in the Spratly Islands. 🌊 Vietnam’s Island Makeover Sends ...

China's military said it had expelled three Philippine aircraft from the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, marking the latest in a series of dangerous aerial encounters ...

An aerial view of the China-occupied Subi Reef at the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on April 21, 2017 [Francis Malasig/pool via Reuters] Published On 21 Feb 2025 21 Feb 2025 ...

FILE - An aerial view shows Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, April 21, 2017.

In the past five months alone, it has reclaimed more than 2 sq km (0.8 square miles) in the contested Spratly Islands, according to Beijing-based think tank the South China Sea Probing Initiative.