The Diplomat2h
What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnam’s History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China
The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small power’s territorial disputes with China may prove ...
How the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Set the Stage for China’s South China Sea Expansionism Policy
Thirty-seven years ago today, a small but brutal naval clash in the South China Sea changed the course of history. The ...
The Cipher Brief7h
Expert Q&A: China’s Effort to Map the Seabed
The Cipher Brief: A CSIS report said that of 64 research and survey vessels operated by various Chinese entities, 80% of those showed behavior that they suggested were involved in, “advancing ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek 's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region. As of March 14, the locations of 12 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures, as well as via ...
The Diplomat3d
The South China Sea: Making the Philippines-US Alliance Work Under Trump 2.0
The Philippines-U.S. alliance has a new opportunity to be strengthened and the focus this time should be contributing to ...
Wilson Center3d
Southeast Asia Maritime Security and Indo-Pacific Strategic Competition
First, intensifying major power competition adds to a growing list of comprehensive issues Southeast Asian governments are ...
China Is Mapping the Seabed to Unlock New Edge in Warfare
The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer5d
West Philippine Sea updates
West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 ...
China Is Waging a ‘Gray Zone’ Campaign to Cement Power. Here’s How It Looks.
Years of ship-tracking data, flight paths and satellite images show a clear intensification of Beijing’s tactics across a swath of Asia.
The New York Times17d
China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift
And that includes its claims to democratically governed Taiwan and over much of the South China Sea, which is disputed by Vietnam and other countries. Image A video screen in Beijing showing ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer17d
West PH Sea: Marcos unfazed by China’s demand to remove US Typhon missiles
On Wednesday, Chinese state media urged the Philippine government to remove the US Typhon missile system from the South China Sea. The report claimed that the Philippines had “repeatedly gone back on ...
The New Zealand Herald18d
Christopher Luxon floats sending Royal New Zealand Navy ship into South China Sea
Prime Minister Chris Luxon in Vietnam, inspecting the guard of honour with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - PHOTO / POOL Giles Dexter. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is floating the ...