In a war between China and the United States, the casualties would eclipse anything faced by the U.S. military in generations ...

Tensions in the South China Sea are escalating as the United States reaffirms its military alliance with the Philippines.

The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have boldly reaffirmed the “ironclad” U.S.-Philippines ...

Despite proclaiming a “one China” policy, Manila has been moving toward greater economic and security cooperation with Taipei ...

On Tuesday, the United States and the Philippines launched the largest joint war games ever staged by the two countries, involving over 17,500 troops, including approximately 12,000 Americans ...

Over the past month, France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

The violent confrontation sparked condemnation and alarm from the U.S., the European Union, Japan, Australia and other Western and Asian nations, while China and the Philippines blamed each other ...

Gilbert Teodoro: If China were to take the Sierra Madre, that is a clear act of war on a Philippine vessel. Cecilia Vega: And you would expect American intervention--Gilbert Teodoro: And we will ...

U.S. could be drawn into clash between Philippines, China as tensions rise | 60 Minutes 13:27. Thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops launched joint exercises in the northern and western ...

In 1999, a U.S.-built, World War II-era landing craft belonging to the Philippine Navy was intentionally grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal, a tiny submerged reef in the South China Sea, or the ...

The Philippines would expect US intervention should China take the BRP Sierra Madre warship. The Sierra Madre is a grounded WWII vessel marking Philippine territory in the Second Thomas Shoal.