Tag: Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI)
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Vietnam Expands Island-Building in the South China Sea
Vietnam's development of 21 Vietnamese-claimed rocks and low-tide elevations in the South China Sea has expanded considerably since 2021 to the point where it will match and possibly even exceed Chinese reclamation activity in the region. The findings in a new report ...
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Report: Increased Chinese Patrols in the South China Sea Have Done Little to Discourage Rivals’ Oil Exploration
Chinese maritime authorities increased their patrols in the South China Sea by 15% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to new data from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., particularly in waters contested by the ...
New Dataset Reveals the Extent Beijing is Determined to Enforce South China Sea Territorial Claims
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. released an update to its South China Sea interactive dataset that provides a visual overview of the key factors fueling the current crisis. The AMTI tool ...
Geopolitical Tensions Destroying South China Sea Coral Reefs: Report
While states compete in territorial disputes in the South China Sea, a hidden crisis is unfolding beneath the surface. The region’s shallow coral reefs are being devastated by industrial overfishing, rampant island-building, and reckless giant clam harvesting, with China and Vietnam ...
Tracking the Movements of China’s Maritime Militia in the South China Sea
China sharply increased the deployment of its informal, ostensibly civilian fleet of fishing vessels known as its "maritime militia" that helps assert territorial claims in the South China Sea, according to new data from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Center for Strategic and International ...
