Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness Friday off a disputed South ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

The Philippines' economic zones chief says Manila is being eyed as 'the next preferred destination' for China's 'plus-one' strategy for firms dodging US tariffs The Philippines is positioning itself ...

The same day, the United States, Japan and the Philippines held naval drills in the South China Sea. The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

"Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea." "Peace through strength ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country will accept MANILA, Philippines ...