South China Sea

US ditching Asia to focus on Western Hemisphere? Not really

A US Air Force B-52 strategic bomber (bottom) and Japanese F-15 fighter jets during a joint exercise over the Sea of Japan on Dec 10, following joint patrols by Chinese and Russian aircraft.

China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll

Philippine coast guard personnel attending to injured fishermen after Chinese coast guard ships used water cannon and cut the fishermen's anchor lines near Sabina Shoal on Dec 12.

Philippines denounces China’s ‘dangerous’ and ‘inhumane’ actions against Filipino fishermen

Coast guard personnel attending to injured fishermen after Chinese coast guard ships used water cannon and cut the fishermen's anchor lines near Sabina Shoal on Dec 12

Philippines to protest China’s actions that injured Filipino fishermen in South China Sea

Philippines will file ⁠a demarche to the Chinese embassy on Dec 15.

Philippines says fishermen hurt and boats damaged by China in South China Sea

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo

Beijing says it expelled Philippine aircraft, vessels near disputed South China Sea atolls

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo

Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tie strains

A Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber flies over neutral waters in the Sea of Japan, as seen from the cockpit of a Russian aircraft.

News analysis

5 takeaways for Asia from Trump’s new national security strategy

US President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, Nov. 25, 2025. His updated National Security Strategy elevates the Western Hemisphere as America’s highest priority. PHOTO: TOM BRENNER/NYTIMES

Trump unveils strategy to prevent China conflict over Taiwan

A 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese flag and fragment of Taiwanese flag in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

News analysis

Manila’s turn towards Seoul to bolster defence versus China reflects shifting security framework

The Philippine Navy commissioned the BRP Diego Silang, the second of two guided-missile frigates ordered from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries.

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