China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area.

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group provides presence and combat-ready forces in the South China Sea, the U.S. Seventh Fleet told ...

Tensions spike in the South China Sea as the Philippine Navy accuses China of unsafe and aggressive maneuvers near the ...

The Philippines and China presented differing accounts of a maritime incident near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, escalating their ongoing territorial dispute. Both nations accuse the other ...

which oversees the South China Sea, said the Philippine warship BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS35) tried to intrude into Chinese territorial waters near Scarborough Shoal – known as Huangyan Island in ...