China to Philippines: No Sea Feud Talk at APEC Summit
“They said they hope that contentious issues will not be raised during APEC.”
Vietnam Talks Trust With China, Invites Japanese Warship
Vietnam agreed to build a "truly trustworthy" relationship with China on Friday during a visit to Hanoi by its President Xi Jinping.
China Sends Armed Jets Over Disputed Waters In Response to U.S. Naval Presence
“It’s a signal China sent to the US that it is serious about its claims.”
White House Moves to Reassure Allies With South China Sea Patrol, but Quietly
Lawmakers and national security hawks have urged President Obama to stand up to China’s land reclamation of disputed islands.
China Says It Warned and Tracked U.S. Warship in South China Sea
Chinese government: Don't push us
China Says South China Sea Lighthouses Not Meant to Alter 'Status Quo'
China says its lighthouses on Cuarteron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands will assist navigational security.
China Suggests Joint South China Sea Drills With Asean
China's Defence Minister Chang Wanquan has suggested drills for "maritime rescues and disaster relief".
Vietnam Accuses Chinese Vessel of Sinking Fishing Boat
Vietnam said that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea.
'Hunting' for China at the Democratic Debate
Jim Webb wanted to talk China.The rest of the candidates? Not so much.
China Will Not Allow Violations of Its Territorial Waters
China said it would not stand for violations of its territorial waters in the name of freedom of navigation.
U.S. to Sail Warships Near Disputed South China Sea Islands
U.S. ships would sail within 12-nautical-mile zones, that China claims as territory around islands it has built in the Spratly chain, within the next two weeks.
U.S. Warns Against 'Egregious' Restrictions in Contested South China Seas
The U.S. and China have blamed each other for dangerous moves during recent incidents involving aircraft and ships.
China’s 3,000-Acre Aircraft Carriers Could Change the Balance of Power in the Pacific
That’s why the United States needs to act now.
China Admonishes Malcolm Turnbull on South China Sea Comments
China hoped Australia would ‘stay committed to not taking sides on issues concerning disputes over sovereignty’.
Satellite Images Suggest China 'Building Third Airstrip' in South China Sea
China appears to building a third airstrip in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
China Hits Back at U.S. Criticism over South China Sea ‘Restrictions’
Free overflights and navigation doesn't equal foreign warships and jets to violate sovereignty and security, Beijing said.
Japan Sharpens Censure of China Disputed Sea Activity
Japan is nearing approval of changes to a national security law that would allow Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War II.
Philippines Ramps Up Military Spending in Face of China Threat
The Philippines plans to ramp up military spending over the next 13 years, earmaking more than $20 billion in face of Beijing's maritime ambitions in the disputed South China Sea.
South China Sea Dispute Between China, Philippines Heads To Court
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right in the South China Sea.
Beijing's National Security Law Could Create New Tensions
China adopted a national security law which defines issues in cyberspace, outer space, the deep sea and, the South China Sea, as areas it has the right to defend.
China: The Indian Ocean can’t be India’s backyard
Chinese military officials warn that the Indian Ocean is not India's "backyard" and may result in clashes.
China Nears Completion of Controversial Airstrip in South China Sea
The runway is large enough for heavy military transport planes and fighters. It is only a third complete, showing that it has since been constructed at a rapid rate.
China Voice: South China Sea Issue Should not Hinder China-U.S. Ties
A U.S. anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft flew over waters off China's Nansha Islands last month.
China Cares Little for Other Countries’ Territorial Claims
Beijing’s actions in building man-made islands in the South China Sea are motivated by a desire to impose its sovereignty.
Conversation
05.29.15
Did the Game Just Change in the South China Sea? (And What Should the U.S. Do About It?)
As the 14th annual Asia Security Summit—or the Shangri-La Dialogue, as it has come to be known—gets underway in Singapore, we asked contributors to comment on...
How America Should Respond to China’s Moves in the South China Sea
U.S. military superiority is required to keep the Asia-Pacific region from getting out of hand.
China to Expand Naval Operations Amid Growing Tensions With U.S.
Changes designed to address U.S. rebalance in Asia and other challenges.
Why the U.S. Needs to Listen to China
And why China needs to listen to the U.S. The importance of the mutual economic criticisms between two major world powers.
Environment
05.19.15
Dredging For Disaster
from Foreign PolicyTensions are rising in the South China Sea. On May 16, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Beijing for talks which...
The Worrying Rise of Anti-China Discourse in the US
Forget U.S. patrols in the South China Sea. This is the real threat to U.S.-China relations.
Despite Tension, Xi says U.S.-China Relations are Stable
John Kerry's trip has been dominated by security concerns about Beijing’s maritime ambitions in the So China Sea.
Indians From All Over China Are Flocking to Shanghai to Hear Their Prime Minister Speak
More than 5,000 Indian expats are expected to attend an event on Saturday.
Kerry Expected to Bring Up China’s Sea Claims During Visit
The U.S. might send ships and aircraft to within 12 nautical miles of built-up reefs near the Philippines.
Dredging For Disaster
Beijing’s massive So. China Sea island-building is destroying the region’s irreplaceable coral reefs.
U.S., China Set for High-Stakes Rivalry in Skies Above South China Sea
Experts say it's increasingly likley that Beijing will declare an Air Defense Identification Zone in the area.
How the South China Sea Could help Beijing Level the Nuclear Playing Field
China bases its nuclear submarines, including the four equipped to launch ballistic missiles, on Hainan Island.
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping Aim to Shelve Rifts Amid Economic Courtship
Indian and Chinese officials are promoting Modi’s three-day visit as a business trip filled out with displays of good will.
China Lashes Out Over U.S. Plan on South China Sea
Pentagon proposal to use aircraft and Navy vessels in region prompts swift response: ‘We are severely concerned’.
U.S. Military Proposes Challenge to China Sea Claims
Moves would send Navy planes, ships near artificial islands built by China in contested waters.
The Sleeper Issue of 2016 Is China
Why are we so worried about the Islamic State when Beijing is the real challenge?
Calls to Punish China Grow
Some in Washington are calling for President Obama to cancel China’s invitation to the largest maritime military exercise in the world.
Ask The Vietnamese About War, And They Think China, Not The U.S.
Vietnam's brief but bloody border war with China in 1979 left more than 50,000 dead.
Commentary: South China Sea No Showcase for U.S.-Japanese Alliance
As long as Japan refuses to face WWII atrocities, the world community will never loosen the screw.
Books
04.23.15
Intimate Rivals
No country feels China’s rise more deeply than Japan. Through intricate case studies of visits by Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine, conflicts over the boundaries of economic zones in the East China Sea, concerns about food safety, and strategies of island defense, Sheila A. Smith explores the policy issues testing the Japanese government as it tries to navigate its relationship with an advancing China.
Images Show Rapid Chinese Progress on New South China Sea Airstrip
China's new airstrips sit in a shipping lane through which $5 trillion of trade passes each year.
China’s Island-Building Is Ruining Coral Reefs, Philippines Says
China’s South China Sea neighbors could lose up to $100 million a year because reefs are fish breeding grounds.
American Admiral Flexing Muscles
After taking aim at China's “Great Wall of Sand” China’s in the South China Sea, U.S. Admiral Harris has to make a plan.
Indonesian President Says China’s Main Claim in South China Sea Has No Legal Basis
Jakarta says it wants to remain an "honest broker" in one of Asia's most thorny territorial disputes.
Large South China Sea Gas Field Discovered South of Hainan
The China National Offshore Oil Corp has identified over 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas at the Lingshui 17-2 gas field.
Beijing Rejects Hanoi’s Legal Challenge on Spratly, Paracel Islands Disputes
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the Vietnamese action on Thursday, describing its claims over the Spratly and Paracel islands—known in China as the Nansha and Xisha—as invalid.
China Says Can Build What it Wants on South China Sea Isles
China can build whatever it wants on its islands in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese official said, rejecting proposals ahead of a key regional meeting to freeze any activity that may raise tensions in disputed waters there.
The NYRB China Archive
05.08.14
The China Challenge
from New York Review of BooksIn 1890, an undistinguished U.S. Navy captain published a book that would influence generations of strategists. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 posited that great nations need potent, blue-water...
Mr. Abe’s Dangerous Revisionism
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s use of revisionist history is a dangerous provocation for East Asia, which is already struggling with China’s aggressive stance in territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas.
China’s Academic Battle for the South China Sea
Academic institutions in China are now forming think thanks for South China Sea policymaking crossing barriers between academic departments, the military, and other government agencies.
Growing Concern With China's Behavior at Sea: Senior U.S. Diplomat
The United States has growing concerns that China's maritime claims in the disputed South China Sea are an effort to control oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Why are China and Japan Accusing Each Other of Being Voldemort?
Ill-tempered media exchanges between the Chinese and Japanese ambassadors to London invoked the universal cultural icon to embellish attacks over islands in the Asia-Pacific.
