As the United States and the Philippines kick off their yearly Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) combat drills, China’s ...

China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of provocative actions near the contested Scarborough Shoal, after a tense encounter between two coastguard vessels. The Chinese patrol ...