Chinas large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is "moving ahead steadily", state media has reported, and is on track to use giant "island-builders" to ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --Vietnam has quietly accelerated land reclamation at South Reef, a once-remote coral feature in the contested Spratly Islands, signaling a new strategic turn as pressure from China ...

The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by trends including confrontations between the China Coast Guard and claimant states.

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In this image released by the Philippine Coast Guard, a China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon at a boat from the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the vicinity of Thitu ...

The South China Sea is of major geopolitical and economic importance due to its strategic location, natural resources and position as a conduit for international trade. Nearly one-third of global ...