The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

What China seems to be saying with its war games near Australia is: If you’re challenging our air space over the South China Sea, which belongs to ...

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along ...

Australian officials said the ships were “off the east coast of Australia” and their presence there was unusual.

A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday ...

China is stationing J-16 fighters in the South China Sea in an obvious attempt to assert greater control over the area.

The US has accused China of "unsafe and irresponsible" action during a close encounter between a PLA helicopter and a Philippine plane over the Sea on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Washington ...

This includes the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (SCS). Possessing the SCS is a vital step toward being able to attack Taiwan. If the Chinese military can control the SCS, then they can ...

China's foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun in turn accused the Australian military aircraft of "deliberately" intruding into airspace over the disputed Paracel Islands, which China claims.

A SURVEILLANCE flight conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday over the Kalayaan Island ...

China and Australia traded accusations on Thursday over military activities in the South China Sea, with Beijing saying an Australian military plane “deliberately” intruded into Chinese ...