"Both governments are looking into the possibility of getting two more vessels."

  Philippines says it and Japan share dispute experience

  "But of course that also depends on the attitude of the Chinese officials."

Chang Wanquan exhorted the military, police, and general population to prepare for a “people's war at sea.”

  Japan is providing equipment and training to the Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines and Vietnam

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

  Analysts and officials worry that Beijing might take bolder action after it hosts the Group of 20 meeting of the...

  Signatories say Asean still best placed to ease tensions  

  The arbitral tribunal was not an issue for ASEAN to deal with and it was strictly the business of China and...

John Kerry said the international community, including the United States, sees the ruling as legally binding and a matter of...

  China has repeatedly blamed the United States for stoking tensions in the South China Sea and of taking sides in the...

  ASEAN is now facing the prospect of being unable to issue a statement after a meeting for only the second...

  "Cambodia is unbelievable," one diplomat said. "It is blocking any phrase about the arbitration and about militarization."

  It was important that ASEAN members "speak out and represent what common ground they found on issues."

  "All political parties in the United States should view China's development in an objective and rational manner and correctly understand the...