Project announced at maritime security forum, but details scarce as plan is being finalized.
Expanded ‘Balikatan’ combat drills are a sign of deeper South China Sea defense coordination, experts say.
Strait of Hormuz closure has China and the Philippines talking, but any new oil would "hedge" the next crisis.
Land reclamation could make Antelope Reef in Paracels China’s largest outpost and the whole sea, think tank says.
