The Philippines' defense chief said the country will be "unyielding" as it pushes back against China's expansive moves.

Intelligence reveals China has built island bases capable of launching nuclear bombers from the South China Sea.

Overall official development finance to South-east Asia is projected to fall by more than US$2 billion by 2026. Read more at ...

China is set to expand its influence over South-east Asia’s development as the Trump administration and other Western donors ...

China is expected to fill a gap in aid funding to Australia's region as the Trump administration slashes US development ...

China claims more than 90% of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea via a U-shaped "nine-dash line" on its maps that stretches into Southeast Asia and cuts into the exclusive economic zones ...

[1/4]Chinese H-6 bombers fly at the eastern edge of the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, March 24, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights ...

And then layered on top of all of that, you've got now the U.S.-China geostrategic competition playing out also in the South China Sea and other maritime littoral areas in East Asia, such as the ...