During one of the meetings of the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum at Manila, the foreign ministers of the member nations issued a communiqué "emphasizing the importance of non-militarisation and self-restraint," ending an impasse regarding the disputes on the South China Sea. 2017-08-6
The Philippines clarifies a controversial remark about a potential "war" with China amid criticism from Filipinos. 2017-05-22
Chinese vessels are seen positioned near the disputed Scarborough Shoal off the coast of the Philippines. 2016-09-5
The Stethem visits Shanghai, signaling that relations between the two countries continue despite tensions over the recent Lassen 6 cruise near artificial islands constructed by China. The navies of the two nations plan combined maritime exercise as well. 2015-11-16
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and his counterpart from Malaysia, Hishammuddin Hussein, will visit the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as it cruises in the South China Sea, this in the wake of China’s dismay over a U.S. Navy ship's sailing in the vicinity of artificial islands constructed by China in the Spratly Islands. 2015-11-4
The U.S. Navy plans to send guided missile destroyer USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea. This first freedom of navigation challenge to China's territorial claims in one of the world's busiest sea lanes may occur as soon as tomorrow, according to a U.S. defense official. 2015-10-26
Warships of the United States and China confront each other in international waters within the South China Sea. 2013-12-13
Vietnam accuses a Chinese vessel of firing on one of its fishing boats in disputed waters in the South China Sea, setting it on fire. 2013-03-26
ASEAN nations and China fail to agree on a code of conduct designed to ease tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. 2012-07-11