China has territorial disputes with the Philippines, which has signed a security treaty with Washington that comes with mutual defense commitments.

China is on a mission to become the world’s dominant superpower by 2049. That goal is driving a desire to build a world-class navy that can challenge the United States. To make it even stronger, according to Stephen Chen of the South China Morning Post,

China's coast guard continues its weeklong presence near the Philippines' Zambales Province in what one analyst calls "a new level of sustained intensity."

An expert told Newsweek China is hostile due to frustration at the presence of the U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines.

Philippine security officials said Thursday they took into custody five more Chinese spies, following the arrest of a compatriot for espionage this month.

The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and aggressive behaviour from China's coast guard and navy.

One fictional student in the 40-page comic book describes China as a bully and another says Beijing's "behavior is outrageous."

The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea,

Four major developments shaped the security environment in the South China Sea in 2024: (1) increased Chinese coercion against Philippine naval vessels and aircraft; (2) adoption of a new maritime defense strategy by the Philippines;

Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation,

The National Security Council (NSC) is supportive of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call for China to stop its aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in exchange for the removal of the United States' Typhoon missile launchers in the country,