Beijing blasted the U.S.'s "wrong signals" following the first transit through the strait of Trump's second term.

Beijing "will move quickly to replace the U.S. in many countries," a former director of the agency told Newsweek.

An ongoing standoff between the Chinese and Philippine coast guards underscores the contentiousness of the situation. The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) belligerence and brinkmanship against the ...