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Reuters on MSN · 2h

China conducts military patrol in South China Sea, warns Philippines

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila, which disputes some of Beijing's claims in the waterway.

Associated Press News on MSN · 13h

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch

The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday 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. The Chinese frigate attempted to get closer to the waters,

U.S. News & World Report · 20h

Exclusive-Satellite Images Show Fresh Chinese Bomber Deployment in South China Sea

Regional military attaches say China has gradually stepped up deployments of H-6 bombers into the South China Sea as its military presence has grown, starting with landings on improved runways in the disputed Paracel islands in 2018.

Asia, China and Hegseth

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South

On first Asia trip, US defense chief Hegseth calls for ‘deterrence’ in face of China ‘threats’

Deterrence is necessary in Asia in the face of “threats from the Communist Chinese” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in Manila on Friday as he opened his first visit to Asia in his role under a cloud of scrutiny for discussing American war plans on Signal.

The New York Times · 19h

Hegseth Seeks to Reassure Allies on First Official Trip to Asia

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary promised to strengthen deterrence against Chinese “threats” in the region. He also plans to visit Japan.

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Satellite Photos Show Island Building in Contested South China Sea

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building out military-purposed ...

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South Korea installs platform to monitor Chinese presence in disputed sea

South Korea has set up a "reciprocal" platform in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea, known in Seoul as the West Sea, where ...

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Philippine defense chief calls China’s claims in the South China Sea ‘the biggest fiction and lie’

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that ...

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Hegseth Announces US Missile Plan Likely to Inflame China Tensions

The U.S. and its Philippine ally are also planning special forces training in the closest province to China-claimed Taiwan.

Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert ...

Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN18h

Is China harvesting salmon or initiating nonconfrontational expansion in disputed Yellow Sea zone?

China appears to be reviving its now-familiar “gray zone” tactics — subtle, nonmilitary maneuvers to expand control without ...

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China Is Courting, and Confronting, U.S. Allies Made Uneasy by Trump

Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods ...

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Hegseth meets with Philippines president, discusses geopolitical strategies and deterrence against China

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the latter’s home country on Friday ...

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