China staged military drills off Taiwan’s north, south and east coasts on Tuesday as a “stern warning” against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a

Now is the time for Beijing to show 'geopolitical magnanimity' on tough issues like the South China Sea, Malaysian global affairs expert says

At the heart of this shift is the Philippines, which faces persistent Chinese incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). General Romeo Brawner Jr., head of the Philippines' Joint Chiefs of Staff, reported an average of 286 Chinese vessels operating daily last year within the EEZ, up from 190 in 2021. ​

Despite recent US efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances, Washington's tariffs may drive Tokyo and Seoul towards closer economic ties with China Washington's abrupt pivot from championing Japan and South Korea as essential Indo-Pacific allies to slapping them with steep tariffs has not only rattled markets - it risks nudging both nations

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, according to AMTI.

Tensions in the South China Sea, which a third of global maritime trade passes through, have remained high. As China asserts expansive territorial claims, steps up patrols and clashes with claimant states, particularly the Philippines, the US has challenged Chinese claims by carrying out freedom of navigation operations.

A move by the US to try to artificially promote industrial transfer and decoupling is against the trend, ...