The tests send a sharp message to the United States Navy.

The first-known Chinese tests of an anti-ship ballistic missile into the South China Sea may have inaugurated a new PLARF base.

The tests would mark the first activity of their kind in the South China Sea.

The warship was accompanied by China Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels.

The U.S. Navy's latest freedom of navigation operation challenged excessive Chinese claims in the Spratlys.

Manila protested against the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near Philippine-controlled islets.

The operation is the second to take place in the South China Sea in 2019.

Tensions are rising in the South China Sea.

The latest U.S. FONOP testing Chinese maritime claims comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China bilateral tensions.

BRP Gregorio del Pilar is being recovered after suffering damage.

Why international law is the basis for settling maritime disputes.

The 2019 NDAA calls on the U.S. Department of Defense to make public Chinese militarization activities in the South China Sea.

Why words matter.

Satellite images reveal the scope of China's expanded presence.

A lot, if you ask the U.S. Senate.

There is no longer any reason for China to acknowledge the diplomatic fig leaf of Xi Jinping’s “militarization” assurance.