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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Spratly Islands

Posted inSouth China Sea

SE Asia stands firm against China in South China Sea

by Gregory B Poling January 23, 2023January 26, 2023

The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in dangerous and escalatory encounters with those of other states regularly throughout 2022. But for the first time in a decade, Beijing’s control over disputed waters did not appreciably advance. The China Coast Guard (CCG) and maritime militia were deployed at […]

Posted inPhilippines

Philippines muscling up in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 12, 2021May 16, 2021
Posted inSouth China Sea

China deploys fast-attack missile catamarans in SCS

by Dave Makichuk April 10, 2021April 14, 2021
A view of Taiping island in the South China Sea on November 29, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Sam Yeh
Posted inOpinion

Taiping Island ideal for a global science peace park

by Leonard Hammer and James Borton March 2, 2021March 2, 2021
Posted inPhilippines

China bids to win back the Philippines

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 24, 2020July 28, 2020
Posted inPhilippines

Philippines snap back at China in South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 30, 2020May 8, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Northeast Asia

Let’s see just who really is the maritime expansionist

by Gregory Clark August 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Vietnam opens up about past clashes with China

by Xuan Loc Doan February 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, United States, World

US eyes new bases to counter China in Pacific

by Asia Times staff February 15, 2019February 18, 2020
A view of Philippine occupied (Pag-asa) Thitu island in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RTS1392X
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

New hot spot boils in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 13, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, United States, World

US roams South China Sea as trade talks start

by Asia Times staff February 12, 2019February 18, 2020
A Vietnamese naval soldier stands quard at Thuyen Chai island in the Spratly archipelago. Photo: Reuters/Quang Le
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Is Vietnam adopting a tough South China Sea posture?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 18, 2019
Two J-15 fighter jets of the PLA Navy prepare to take off from China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning,  during an exercise. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, World

US tells China to remove missile systems in South China Sea

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Map of the South China Sea: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

US warship sails near disputed area in the South China Sea

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 2018February 18, 2020
A file photo shows Japanese coastal guard vessels repelling fishing boats using water cannons. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese fishermen wage hybrid ‘People’s War’ on Asian seas

by Todd Crowell and Andrew Salmon September 8, 2018February 18, 2020
A protester at a rally on the Philippines' 120th Independence Day at the Chinese consulate in Manila on June 12, 2018. The protests focused on  China's bullying and militarization in the West Philippine Sea. Photo: Richard James Mendoza/NurPhoto
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Vietnam

Anger grows in Philippines over China’s control of shoal

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 18, 2018February 18, 2020
A merged Chinese-Taiwanese flag. Image: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Why China and Taiwan agree on the South China Sea

by Bertil Lintner June 17, 2018February 18, 2020
US guided-missile destroyer transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during bilateral training in South China Sea. Photo: Navy handout via Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Few options for US against China in South China Sea

by Adam Ni June 6, 2018February 18, 2020
An F18 fighter takes off from the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt while transiting the South China Sea, April 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Karen Lema
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Boil, toil and more trouble in South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Chinese tourists don controversial tee-shirts upon landing in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Photo: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam

When Chinese tourism is unfashionable in Vietnam

by Ma Nguyen May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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