Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The Philippines dispatched the BRP Teresa Magbanua, one of its largest coast guard ships, to intercept the Chinese vessel, based on AIS location transponder data from both ships. The vessel has ...

The fee would be applied up to five times per year, per vessel, putting an onerous $50 million tax on Chinese operators. A drone view shows a Chinese flag on a cargo ship at the terminals at the ...

The Chinese research vessel Tan Suo 3 was detected entering the Philippines’ EEZ on Thursday. (China News Service/VCG/Reuters pic) Manila has deployed a coast guard vessel and an aircraft to ...

MANILA, Philippines — A light oil sheen was observed off Barangay Malawaan in Occidental Mindoro, where a Chinese vessel containing 25 crewmembers capsized, according to the Philippine Coast ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese research vessel believed to be engaged in deep sea mapping to support submarine operations was escorted out of the waters of Ilocos Norte on Monday, the ...

Soon, Chinese-made vessels will represent 98% of the trade ships on the world's oceans. Vessel owners could be eligible for a remission of the fees if they can provide proof of a U.S. shipbuilding ...

During the first phase of the announced plan, Chinese vessel owners and operators would be charged a fee per net ton. Container ships and those carrying cars would be subject to separate charges.

The proposed actions include net tonnage-based service fees on Chinese vessel operators and owners, restrictions on liquefied natural gas exports and new fees for vehicle carriers. The proposed ...

A Chinese research vessel sails within Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Tokyo-controlled, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, May 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the 11th ...