1 day ago · On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China …

1 day ago · Why It Matters China's territorial claims, which encompass most of the South China Sea, extend into waters claimed by several neighbors including the Philippines.

Nov 25, 2024 · Trump would also be less likely to abandon the Philippines as there is a broad, growing regional commitment to support Manila’s territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea.

Jan 20, 2025 · Trump’s return could see the South China Sea potentially used as a bargaining tool in negotiations with Beijing. China is likely to be bracing for a more unpredictable US …

Nov 23, 2024 · Over the next four years, President-elect Trump is highly likely to accelerate his Indo-Pacific strategy in Southeast Asia by strengthening alliances and partnerships, consistent …

Nov 13, 2024 · In his first term, Donald Trump ramped up military actions to counter China in the South China Sea. Four years later, China has grown more confrontational, leaving less margin …

Jan 6, 2025 · The risk of a China-US conflict in the South China Sea is set to rise in 2025, fuelled by incoming president Donald Trump’s expected assertive and confrontational approach, a …

Jul 12, 2021 · The United States has reaffirmed its rejection of China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea, backing a policy shift initiated in the final months of Donald Trump’s...

Aug 24, 2020 · When Trump succeeded Obama as president, he briefly halted his predecessor’s military measures in the South China Sea. While the move may have been calculated to help …

Dec 30, 2024 · Donald Trump arrives for a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 8. Trump's return to the White House will be watched warily by US …