Analysts say it the proposal was likely rhetorical rather than genuine, with little chance Beijing would ever take up such a deal.

A blockade of Taiwan would last many months, if not years, and would likely succeed in crippling the island enough to allow pro-Beijing accommodationist elements to take power.

Philippine authorities said Thursday that they had arrested five Chinese citizens for alleged spying, a week after arresting ...

China's November engagement in the Indo-Pacific included ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea, uncertain ...

The Philippines has arrested five Chinese nationals on charges of espionage, just weeks after a similar arrest. These arrests come at a time when tensions are increasing between the Philippines and ...