Chinese Military South China Sea ‘No Sail’ Zone Not a New Move
China’s declaration of a ‘no sail’ zone in the South China Sea is technically a violation of maritime law, but…
China Defends Deployment of Anti-Ship Missiles to South China Sea Island
Beijing is defending the deployment of anti-ship cruise missiles to Woody Island in the South China Sea, according to a…
PACOM Harris: U.S. Would Ignore A ‘Destabilizing’ Chinese South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
A Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea would ratchet up regional tensions and be ignored…
Document: Report to Congress on Maritime Territorial Disputes Involving China
The following is the Sept. 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes…
Document: Report to Congress on Maritime Territorial Disputes Involving China
The following is the Aug. 7, 2015 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes…
Opinion: The Expanding Assault on China’s South China Sea Claims
China’s ambiguous claim to the South China Sea, approximately demarcated by a series of hash marks known as the “nine-dashed…
Document: U.S. State Department Report on China’s Claims in the South China Sea
The following is the Dec. 5, 2014 U.S. State Department Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs report,…
China and Vietnam Call a Maritime Truce
An ongoing dispute over territorial rights in the South China Sea between China and Vietnam may have cooled, following a…
China Claims U.S. Is Encouraging ‘Dangerous and Provocative Actions’ in Oilrig Standoff
Chinese officials are claiming the U.S. is stoking international discord over a disputed drilling operation in an area of the…
Hanoi: Chinese Ships Rammed Vietnamese Patrol Boats in Escalating Oilrig Dispute
Vietnamese officials accused Chinese ships of ramming patrol boats on May 3, near the $1 billion Chinese oil rig operating…