Category: South China Sea

Philippines Says Fishermen Injured in China Coast Guard Encounter

Three Filipino fishermen were injured when China Coast Guard vessels sprayed their boats with water cannons and cut their anchor lines in a disputed area of the South China Sea, Philippine authorities said Saturday. Beijing said Friday it had taken "necessary ...

China’s Aerial Confrontations With Japan and Philippines Stoke Regional Anxiety Amid U.S. Silence

Tensions surged over the weekend after two dangerous mid-air confrontations between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets and another with a Philippine aircraft over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Tokyo and Beijing on Monday sought to portray the other ...

China’s Naval Push in East Asia Alarms Taiwan and Japan

A cluster of Chinese navy ships steamed across East Asian waters on Thursday morning, part of a largest China naval deployments in East Asia. Regional officials say the armada now stretches from the Yellow Sea through the East China Sea ...

China Expanding Surveillance Hardware in South China Sea: Report

China has reportedly expanded its surveillance capacity in the South China Sea. A new report by the U.S. think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, used satellite images to track additions to three main Chinese facilities in the Spratly Islands.

Malaysia Steps Up South China Sea Patrols Amid China Tensions

Malaysia has stepped up patrols in the South China Sea and lodged diplomatic protests over China’s island-building activities, taking firmer steps to protect its maritime claims while trying not to spark unintended incidents, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Wednesday.

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

CGSP Take: How Does the Venezuela Crisis Affect China’s Relationship with the Global South?

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research,
China has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela and its detention of President Nicolás Maduro. 

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The U.S. Pulls Missile System From Japan Amid China Tensions

The United States has removed its Typhon mid-range missile system from western Japan, ending the first deployment of the launcher in the country, Japan’s Defence Ministry said Monday. The system had drawn protests from China and Russia. The ...

US Offers ASEAN Surveillance Help, Then Praises China Ties

The United States on Saturday told Southeast Asian defence ministers it is ready to share technology and information to help them watch Chinese activity in the disputed South China Sea and respond together to what it called Beijing’s “destabilising actions.” Hours later, US Defense Secretary Pete ...

Philippines, Canada Sign Visiting Troops Deal

The Philippines signed a visiting forces agreement with Canada on Sunday, the latest in a series of pacts aimed at countering Beijing's assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines and China have engaged in frequent clashes in the crucial ...

U.S. Navy Fighter Jet and Helicopter Crash in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy said a Navy fighter jet and a helicopter crashed in South China Sea on Sunday. The separate incidents happened about 30 minutes apart in waters that China says fall under its sovereignty using what it calls the “nine-dash line.” “All personnel involved are ...

Australia Chides China Over Mid-Air Incident

Australia on Monday rebuked Beijing for "unsafe" military conduct, accusing a Chinese warplane of dropping flares near an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea. The Australian Poseidon was flying a surveillance patrol over the South China Sea on Sunday ...

Philippines Says Chinese Ship Rammed Government Vessel in Disputed Sea

Manila's coast guard accused a Chinese ship of deliberately ramming a Philippine government vessel anchored near an island in the South China Sea on Sunday. Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing ...

Japan, Philippines Inaugural Joint Exercises Begin as China Announces Plans for South China Sea Drills

Japan and the Philippines kicked off a five-day joint air force exercise this week on the central island of Cebu, marking the first time the two militaries have trained together since a Reciprocal Access Agreement was signed last year. The drills, known ...
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