Yonhap News Agency on MSN2h
S. Korea, China locked in standoff over China's steel structure in overlapping maritime zone
South Korea and China faced a two-hour standoff last month after Chinese authorities blocked Seoul's attempt to investigate a ...
The Diplomat15h
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 ...
The Cipher Brief1d
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 ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer6d
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.
Stars and Stripes13d
Philippine defense secretary warns allies will fight if China restricts flights over South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and its security allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose ...
Frontiers14d
Macrofauna community of the cold seep area at Site F, South China Sea
Topographic map shows the tectonic features ... The substrates at Site F contained hard (central authigenic carbonates) and soft (peripheral muddy) sea bottoms. Large mussel beds, lobster clusters, ...
The Straits Times14d
China’s trade dominance in South America tempers Trump’s influence
The pragmatic U-turn by a natural US ally underscores a challenge for President Donald Trump in resource-rich South America, where booming commerce in recent years has boosted China’s influence.
The New York Times18d
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 Inquirer18d
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 Diplomat19d
A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
The PLAN live-fire exercises were not merely a tit-for-tat response to Australia or New Zealand’s periodic freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea or Taiwan Strait, as some ...
The New Zealand Herald19d
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 ...