BEIJING: At the heart of the South China Sea dispute is the “nine-dash line”, Beijing’s claim that encircles as much as 90% of the ­contested waters. The line runs as far as 2,000km from ...

The South China Sea is a major hotspot for international drama, with Malaysia sitting right in the middle of it.

As tensions rise in the South China Sea, China prepares for a legal showdown with the Philippines defying their challenges ...

The Pentagon has confirmed that American troops are quietly assisting Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea, ...

Indonesia’s Firm Stance on Sovereignty The issue revolves around China’s long-standing claim over almost the entire South ...

The nine-dash line is used in Chinese maps of the South China Sea to show its territorial claims. Beijing has been building military bases on artificial islands in the area for years and also ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The contentious nine-dash ... claims by China through the nine-dash line. Separately, Mohamad said the Asean framework is used to resolve any matters related to the South China ...

An arbitration court ruled in July that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and ... The Philippines claims that China’s nine-dash line encroaches on its 200 ...

Of all the countries surrounding the South China Sea, China reportedly claims sovereignty over the largest portion of the territory and demarcates it by its so-called "nine-dash line". In 1947 ...

Two weeks ago China rammed a Philippine coastguard cutter on another shoal, tearing a gap in its hull. Such confrontations ...