Scarborough Shoal is located within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and is nearly 700 miles from China.

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

Manila’s significant shift could pave the way for the Philippines, an American treaty ally, to play a bigger role in regional ...

The Philippines' foreign ministry has summoned China's ambassador after Beijing imposed sanctions on a former Filipino ...

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday night maintained that the Philippine relationship with the United States and China ...

Manila's foreign minister said relations with Beijing are more than just their differences over the South China Sea, which sees the passage of about $3 trillion worth of ship-borne goods annually ...

The Philippines’ fast-growing defense cooperation with the United States may lead to the relations between China and the Philippines going backwards.

In a troubling development, the tensions between the Philippines and China have escalated markedly following a recent ship collision in the South China Sea. This incident, which many see as a ...

MANILA (Reuters) -China warned the Philippines on Monday to behave cautiously and seek dialogue, saying their relations were at a "crossroads" as new confrontations between their coastguards over ...

"China-Philippines relations are at a crossroads," Wang told his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo in a call on Wednesday, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Philippine counterpart that relations between the two countries are now facing “serious difficulties” amid increased tensions in the South China Sea.

“Philippine-China strategic relations boil down to a cold war that may turn to a hot war if mishandled,” said Chester Cabalza, who heads a Manila-based security think tank.