Juicy targets include artificial islands in the South China Sea. U.S. Marines participate in an amphibious assault exercise in Chonburi, Thailand, in February 2020: the Marines will be sea-based and able to sail into the waters of the South China … Read More
China passed a new law Friday granting the China Coast Guard (CCG) more leeway in asserting the nation’s claims in the contested South China Sea and authorizing the use of force against foreign vessels. The National People’s Congress passed the Coast Guard … Read More
Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan speaks virtually during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2020. Japan has joined a growing list of countries that are challenging China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, Japan presented a … Read More
While the border tensions between India and China are still persisting, Washington has been warming up with New Delhi, extending its solidarity and throwing full-weight behind India. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Chinese troops to “put all … Read More
The two nations are increasing their deployments to the region, raising concerns that a clash is becoming more likely. Here’s What You Need To Remember: In terms of pure statistics, increasing the number of patrols, surveillance operations and attack drills near … Read More
While the two nations are sparring on everything from Covid-19 to Hong Kong, the sea remains the most likely spot to have their warships and fighter jets actually collide. South China Sea (Representational image) | Photo: www.pacom.mil Singapore/Manila: The Trump administration’s … Read More
Aircraft from Carrier Air Wings (CVW) 5 and 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force on July 6, 2020, in the South China Sea. The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68), right, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN … Read More
Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images The director of a think tank dedicated to monitoring the South China Sea said on Friday that overfishing in the body of water, exacerbated by China’s attempted colonization, could damage industries and food security in all of Southeast Asia. “If … Read More
FILE: The USS Ronald Reagan during a dual carrier strike force exercise. (Twitter) The deputy head of a Chinese military academy told an audience in Shenzhen last month that tensions in the South China Sea could be resolved by sinking a … Read More