Report to Congress on South China Sea Disputes
The following is the Aug. 21, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, China Primer: South China Sea Disputes.…
China Taking Hard Line on Military Flybys, Freedom of Navigation Operations, Says Panel
Dialing back Western Pacific freedom of navigation operations and military flights runs a “very high risk” of sending the wrong…
USS Chancellorsville Performs South China Sea FONOP, Draws Chinese Protests
The Tuesday passage of a U.S. guided missile cruiser past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea has…
U.S. Destroyer Performs South China Sea FONOP; China Says it Expelled Warship
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer passed near a South China Sea island chain claimed by China as part of a Freedom…
Destroyer USS Ralph Johnson Performs Taiwan Strait Transit
A U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, irking the Chinese government, which called the move “provocative.”…
U.S. Navy Denies Chinese Claims of Expelling Destroyer From Waters Near Paracel Islands
The U.S. Navy on Thursday denied a Chinese claim that the People’s Liberation Army Navy chased an American destroyer away…
Destroyer Makes 7th U.S. Navy Taiwan Strait Transit in 2021
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer moved through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, marking the seventh transit of the waters this year…
SECDEF Austin Headed to Southeast Asia as Tensions Flare in South China Sea
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Southeast Asia later this week, as China increased protests of U.S. military…
Navy Denies Chinese Forces Chased Away Destroyer During FONOP
The U.S. Navy has denied China’s claim that its military chased an American warship out of the South China Sea.…