The Philippines rejects a fishing ban enforced by China in the South China Sea, encouraging its fishermen to go fishing in the disputed waters, ramping up tensions with Beijing.

China says its Shandong aircraft carrier group conducts exercise in the South China Sea.

Japan, the United States, and France are set to hold joint military drills for the first time next month, amid rising tensions with China over the East and South China Seas.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to deploy military forces to the South China Sea to stop China from claiming natural resources in the contested waters.

This episode looks at growing US-China escalation over such issues as Taiwan, Hong Kong and South China Sea, and US-Russia tensions over alleged election meddling, cyber espionage, and Ukraine.

Tensions between the two countries have soared in recent months after the US sent warships through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China.

China urges the US to stop its provocative moves in the South China Sea region as Washington issues new guidelines for deepening ties with Chinese Taipei.

India says it has complained to the US navy about the unauthorized sailing of an American warship in the country’s exclusive economic zone.

Officials from the United States and the Philippines discuss China’s recent activities around islands in the South China Sea, where Manila has designated an economic zone.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses China of using "coercion and aggression" in the region.