Hanoi’s ‘Bamboo Diplomacy’ Preserves Vietnamese Independence, Says Foreign Minister
Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” has allowed Hanoi to carefully enter strategic partnerships with the U.S. and China while maintaining its own…
USS Dewey Sails a South China Sea FONOP Day After Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
USS Dewey (DDG-105) completed a Freedom of Navigation Operation near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea Friday, U.S. 7th…
Stocked with Eyeglasses and Excitement, Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Begins Pacific Partnership Deployment
Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) left its San Diego, Calif., berth this week on a mission to Oceania, where embarked…
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…
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Back in the South China Sea, Details of Talisman Sabre Exercise Emerge
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is back in the South China Sea after wrapping a port visit to Vietnam…
South China Sea Map Spurs ‘Barbie’ Ban in Vietnam, DoD Revises Rules on Film Cooperation Over China Concerns
Tensions between China and Vietnam over the South China Sea have upset the political dynamic in Barbie Land.…
Japan, Australia Drill Together in South China Sea for Trident Exercise
Australian and Japanese forces conducted exercise Trident 2023 over the weekend in the South China Sea. …
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…