The two countries held joint military drills in the Sea of Japan and the Mediterranean last year

"They said if you will insist on the ruling, discussing it along those lines, then we might be headed for a confrontation...

  "This is a blanket call for quiet, not some attempt to rally the region against China, which would play into a false narrative...

Beijing called the Philippines' claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea "baseless" and an "act of bad faith"

Beijing views access to the Pacific as vital both as a supply line to the rest of the world's oceans...

  "China hopes the U.S. will scrupulously abide by its promise to not take sides in relevant territorial disputes and play...

"These may take time but we would like to move to the next level."

  About 100 Chinese fishing boats were detected encroaching in Malaysia's waters, Malaysia said last week

The United States has accused China of raising tension by its apparent deployment of surface-to-air missiles on a...

Australia has consistently supported U.S.-led freedom of navigation activities in the South China Sea

  The discussion is aimed to ensure efforts are made to "hold China to their promise of not placing military assets in the...

  Eugenio Bito-onon Jr, the mayor of the Kalayaan region in the Spratly Islands, said the Chinsese ships had been...

  The Huachuan No. 1 would enable the navy to return damaged ships to fighting capability "in very rapid time"

  "New radar facilities being developed in the Spratlys, on the other hand, could significantly change the operational landscape," the Center...

  "What we're trying to ensure is that all countries, no matter size or strength, can pursue their interests based on...