Fishermen caught a Chinese spy drone just off the Philippines coast: officials
China's stepping up its campaign to dominate the South China Sea.
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A key answer to China's growing surface navy is America's submarine force
China's surface navy is growing at a rapid pace as busy shipyards turn out new warships, but the US maintains an edge underwater with its submarines.
A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea
The Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine in the South China Sea last week, in the latest sign of tensions in the contested waters.
Trump's first term avoided a fight in the South China Sea. It's only getting harder.
Donald Trump faces a more confrontational China in the South China Sea in his second term, escalating the risk of a conflict.
China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
The system, purported to have advanced counter-stealth capabilities, could challenge how US forces operate in the region.
Indonesia sent a Chinese ship packing, escalating a fight over oil and gas in the South China Sea
Indonesia said it deployed two ships and an aircraft to drive a Chinese coast-guard ship out of the contested South China Sea waters.
What's actually happening in the South China Sea?
Satellite images show how the race to build and fortify artificial islands in the South China Sea is nudging America and China closer to conflict.
Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire
The US could ramp up efforts to counter China in the South China Sea but that comes with risks, security experts told BI.
Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this week.
US ally says it expects America to intervene if China tries to take a rusting World War II warship in the South China Sea
The grounded Philippine warship Sierra Madre marks Manila's territorial claim near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
One of China's neighbors says it's pulled a key patrol vessel out of the South China Sea after a 5-month standoff
The Philippines says it's withdrawn one of its key patrol vessels from waters around the disputed Sabina Shoal, where tensions have risen with China.
Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China has militarized.
China is taking over the South China Sea, and the US isn't doing enough to stop it, experts say
China has ramped up confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The US has largely shied away from getting involved, experts told BI.
One of China's neighbors is sending out more naval patrols to challenge its attempts to dominate the South China Sea
The Philippines says it has ratcheted up naval patrols and air surveillance in the South China Sea to counter the growing number of Chinese vessels.
China is escalating tensions in the South China Sea to test how far the US supports one of its allies, military analyst says
China has been escalating tensions in the South China Sea, with the intention of testing US support for the Philippines, a military analyst told CNN.
Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a 'militarized' island in latest incident over the disputed South China Sea
Relations between the two countries have become increasingly fraught over the last year, with a series of clashes around the Spratly Islands.
China's shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard 'mothership,' and there's talk it could be an aircraft or drone carrier
The words used for "mothership" in China also mean "carrier," leading to speculation it could be a drone platform or off-shore base for the high seas.
A naval chief described purposefully wrecking a ship to mess with China
Vice Adm. Eduardo Santos discussed grounding the BRP Sierra Madre in the South China Sea to create an obstacle and disrupt China's territorial claims.
Beijing's 'monster ship,' the world's largest coastguard vessel, dropped anchor in the South China Sea
The 12,000-ton CCG 5901 anchored in Manila's exclusive economic zone earlier this week, ramping up tensions in the region.
China says it picked up a submarine detector dropped by a US Navy aircraft in the South China Sea
A video shared by Chinese state media shows a US Navy plane dropping something into the sea. China called it a submarine detector.