Analysis: What’s Next for Manila Following South China Sea Ruling?
The long-awaited tribunal ruling on China’s territory grab of the Western Philippine Sea finally emerged on July 12. As expected…
PLAN’s Wu to CNO Richardson: Beijing Won’t Stop South China Sea Island Building
The head of the People’s Liberation Army Navy told his U.S. counterpart that China has no intention of stopping its…
Analysis: Can China Enforce a South China Sea Air-Defense Identification Zone?
Is China about to declare an Air-Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea? And how effectively would it…
CNO Richardson Heading to China
The U.S. Chief of Naval Operations is headed to Beijing next week to meet his Chinese counterpart, a Navy official…
Experts Say China’s Path After South China Sea Ruling Unclear
China has made clear that it refuses to accept an international arbitration panel’s ruling against its territorial claims in the…
Chinese Ambassador Cui: U.S. Military Moves in South China Sea Are Coercive
The Chinese ambassador to the United States said Tuesday’s ruling against Beijing in its dispute with the Philippines by an…
Analysts: Beijing Has Long Used Military Force to Exert Dominance Over South China Sea
Long before Tuesday’s ruling by an international arbitration panel against it, China has been moving toward turning an international waterway…
Senator Wants Navy Freedom of Navigation Operation Past Mischief Reef
A vocal member of the Senate Armed Services Committee is calling for the U.S. Navy to challenge Chinese claims to…
Document: South China Sea Tribunal Decision
The following is the a July 12, 2016 ruling from the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)…
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…