US Allies Challenge Beijing's Claims in Contested South China Sea

The British and Australian militaries have challenged China's claims over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with a "freedom of navigation" operation. Newsweek reached out to the ... Read More

US ally issues warning over China military expansion in Pacific

Why It Matters China claims nearly the entire South China Sea as its territory, citing historical rights—a position that puts it at odds with the Philippines and several other countries with competing ... Read More

How China’s Military Is Flexing Its Power in the Pacific

In the U.S. view, the greatest menace in China’s wide-ranging military exercises is to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own and has threatened to seize by force. Adm. Samuel J. Read More

It’s not just Greenland: Inside the U.S. battle to keep a tiny ...

Palau has close ties with the U.S. but China is reportedly ... And now it is on the front line of a battle for influence, with China on one ... Trump brought three Pacific Islands leaders to ... Read More

U.S., China battle for control of strategic Pacific island

In a nod to that relationship, residents have nicknamed their island “the United States of Angaur.” In 2017, the U.S. military announced plans to build radar facilities in Angaur and other ... Read More

Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the ...

Koror, Palau’s main town, often feels like an extension of the United States. Between the jungle and the lagoon are American flags, a baseball diamond and a U.S. Postal Service office. Read More

US Warship Challenged Beijing's South China Sea Claims, Navy Says

The United States Navy destroyer USS Dewey conducts routine operations while transiting in the South China Sea on May 12, 2025. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe/U.S. Navy ... Read More

Hegseth says US will bolster defenses overseas to support Indo-Pacific ...

Hegseth said the U.S. will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon views as rapidly developing threats by China, particularly toward Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own. Read More