A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment in the Spratly Islands, in this file photo dated March 29, 2014. Erik de Castro, Reuters MANILA – President Benigno Aquino on Thursday accused China of breaking a U.S.-brokered deal […]

China will send nuclear weapons to patrol the South China Sea amid rising tensions with the U.S. over the disputed region, the Guardian reported Thursday. The area has become a point of contention between the U.S. and China, as Beijing claims it has sovereignty over the zone. The U.S. says the area is in international […]

BEIJING, China — Chinese state media warned the Group of Seven nations on Thursday not to “meddle” in South China Sea disputes, as leaders from the bloc gathered for talks in Japan. The commentary came as European Council President Donald Tusk said on the sidelines of a summit in Ise-Shima that the bloc should take […]

David Cameron has warned China that it must abide by the outcome of international arbitration on its increasingly assertive territorial claims in the South China Sea – the cause of bitter disputes with the Philippines and other countries in the region. Speaking as he arrived in Japan for the G7 summit, Cameron adopted his toughest […]

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative file image of an octagonal tower with a conical feature at its top, located on the northeast side of Subi Reef. Reuters BEIJING – The disputed rocks and reefs of the South China Sea are more than an ocean away from the landlocked African […]

BEIJING, China — The disputed rocks and reefs of the South China Sea are more than an ocean away from the landlocked African nation of Niger. But that has not stopped the strife-ridden, largely desert country of 17 million people adding its voice to a growing diplomatic chorus that Beijing says supports its rejection of […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has succeeded in gaining more power than any Chinese leader has had since that nation suffered the upheavals of the 1970s. His success in doing so is attributable to Barack Obama and Sun Tzu. To say that eight years of Obama’s — and Hillary Clinton’s — foreign policy has left power […]

HANOI, Vietnam – Eager to banish lingering shadows of the Vietnam War, President Barack Obama lifted the U.S. embargo on selling arms to America’s former enemy Monday and made the case for a more trusting and prosperous relationship going forward. Activists said the president was being too quick to gloss over serious human rights abuses […]

The Group of Seven leaders meeting in Mie Prefecture this week will express “strong opposition” to island construction and militarization of outposts in the South China Sea, offering a veiled criticism of Beijing asserting its claims to disputed islands and atolls, according to G-7 sources. The leaders, without singling out China, will dismiss “unilateral actions […]

Readers of Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper might have spotted an unusual advertisement over the weekend. Courtesy of the Chinese consulate in Vancouver, it complemented restaurant reviews and other light reading with a half-page, all-text ad entitled “The South China Sea Arbitration Case Initiated by the Philippines Violates International Law.” http://qz.com/689957/chinas-latest-weapon-in-the-battle-for-the-south-china-sea-is-newspaper-advertising/