Vietnam steps up reclamation work on strategic reef in South China Sea in island-building efforts

The island-building efforts strengthen Vietnam's control in a strategic sea lane. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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China's aggressive actions can now be seen beyond South China Sea –Australian officials

China has become more aggressive in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the South Pacific and beyond with its accelerating military buildup and acquisition of larger fleets of ships and submarine

US urges ASEAN to be firm in countering China in South China Sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea
Yahoo

Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s playbook to build fortified islands in the disputed South China Sea

Vietnam is on a South China Sea island-building binge that will likely see it soon surpass the area China has reclaimed in the strategic and contested Spratly Islands, according to a new report from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. Since the ...
BusinessWorld

China likely poised for island-building at Scarborough Shoal, analysts say

CHINA MAY be preparing for island-building at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, in a move that could bolster its sweeping claims over the waterway and heighten regional tensions, analysts said over the weekend.

Satellite Photos Show China’s Nuclear Bomber Base on South China Sea Island

Periodic bomber deployments to Woody Island—spotted by U.S. satellite company Maxar Technologies and verified by open-source intelligence analysts—have been interpreted as a demonstration of China's expanding operational range in the South China Sea.
The Diplomat

How Vietnam’s Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Helps Bolster Its Position in the South China Sea

A satellite image of Barque Canada Reef, a Vietnam-occupied feature in the Spratly Islands, taken on October 2, 2024. Vietnam now wants to complement an upgrade in military hardware with an upgrade in maritime facilities to increase the patrolling ...

2 U.S. Navy Aircraft Go Down in South China Sea

A helicopter and a fighter jet went down in separate incidents while operating from a U.S. aircraft carrier on Sunday, the Navy said. The crews were rescued.
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