Confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry made for choppy waters in the South China Sea in 2025, complicating prospects for an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct.

1. The Stage is Set: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Maiden Voyage2. The Shadow Play Begins: Chinese Presence in the Region3. “We Beat Them to the Draw”: The Detection and Deterrence4. The Silent Battle: ...

– The Incident Unfolds: A Moment-by-Moment Breakdown– Then THIS Happened… The Immediate Aftermath– Decoding the “Overkill”: Why a Warship?– The Broader Stakes: Geopolitical Fallout– A History of Tensi ...

In this century, the South China Sea will become what the Persian Gulf became after World War II, and Chinese and U.S. interests could increasingly collide there, according to Robert Kaplan, senior ...

The Philippines extended the reach of a series of naval exercises designed to contest Chinese maritime pressure to the ...

On July 18, China’s naval chief Wu Shengli told the visiting U.S. chief of naval operations that Beijing would not halt its ...

The U.S. Navy has successfully recovered the two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea earlier this year while operating off the USS Nimitz, the service said Monday. A Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) steams while conducting search-and-rescue exercises in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2025. US Navy photo The U.S. is maintaining a steady ...

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...