Japan forms part of the so-called First Island Chain—a Western Pacific defensive line—alongside Taiwan and the Philippines, under a U.S. containment strategy that aims to limit China's military ...

CHINESE naval activity near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, known locally as Bajo de Masinloc, has surged after a brief lull due to severe weather in mid-July, according to the ...

The Philippines on Wednesday deployed its newest warship, the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), to participate in another round of military drills with the United States in the West Philippine Sea, amid ...