Antelope Reef is a submerged coral formation in the Western Paracels, located about 250 miles east of the Vietnamese city of ...

Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from ...

The South China Sea will host an infrastructure capable of redefining the balance in the Indo-Pacific. This project adds to other archipelagos acting as naval bases. In the South China Sea, Chinese ...

Vietnam has been actively increasing its presence in the South China Sea by expanding land on several islands and reefs it controls in the Spratly Islands. This region, which is called the Nansha ...

China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters and sea lane. The National ...

While not groundbreaking, the meeting indicated steady progress towards China’s goal of a “shared future” with Pacific Island countries – including using them as strategic outposts. Solomon Islands’ ...

On May 28 and 29, senior representatives from 11 Pacific Island countries—including Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi, and a representative from the Pacific Islands ...

Built atop an atoll, Fiery Cross Reef is one of seven China reclaimed during its 2013–2016 dredging spree that created more than 3,000 acres of new land. Today, it is a fortified base for the People's ...

The United States has traditionally provided significant assistance to Pacific island countries. Many of these countries and regions still use the U.S. dollar as their currency and, absent their own ...