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Myth and Misperception: Can Vietnam’s Naval Bases Check Chinese Maritime Assertiveness?

Myth and Misperception: Can Vietnam’s Naval Bases Check Chinese Maritime Assertiveness?

In this edition of M&M, I want to analyze the role of Vietnam’s naval bases in checking China’s maritime assertiveness. This is an important factor to consider because Vietnam enjoys some of the world’s best natural deep-water harbors. Two of them, Da Nang and Cam Ranh, directly ...

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‘Welcome to CHINA’ Greets Philippine Officials on Trip to Disputed South China Sea

By Karen Lema As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended toward the country's most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers' phones lit up with a roaming alert: "Welcome to CHINA." Among those on board were ...
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Philippine Senator Calls out China in Visit to Disputed Island

By Jam Sta Rosa A Philippine senator called for deepening defense relationships and "continuous" pushback against China's claims in the South China Sea while visiting one of Manila's tiny possessions in the disputed waterway on Saturday.
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Myth and Misperception: Does China Always Bully Its Neighbors Over Territorial Disputes?

In this edition of M&M, I want to discuss how China handled its territorial disputes with Vietnam. This is an important topic considering China and Vietnam currently have disputes over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, and that they once fought a war over the disputed land border ...
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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 ...

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Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran

Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran
An Iranian man shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans while standing in front of a portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally to pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly apologized to ...
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Myth and Misperception: Can Vietnam’s Naval Bases Check Chinese Maritime Assertiveness?

In this edition of M&M, I want to analyze the role of Vietnam’s naval bases in checking China’s maritime assertiveness. This is an important factor to consider because Vietnam enjoys some of the world’s best natural deep-water harbors. Two of them, Da Nang and Cam Ranh, directly ...

‘Welcome to CHINA’ Greets Philippine Officials on Trip to Disputed South China Sea

By Karen Lema As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended toward the country's most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers' phones lit up with a roaming alert: "Welcome to CHINA." Among those on board were ...

Philippine Senator Calls out China in Visit to Disputed Island

By Jam Sta Rosa A Philippine senator called for deepening defense relationships and "continuous" pushback against China's claims in the South China Sea while visiting one of Manila's tiny possessions in the disputed waterway on Saturday.

Myth and Misperception: Does China Always Bully Its Neighbors Over Territorial Disputes?

In this edition of M&M, I want to discuss how China handled its territorial disputes with Vietnam. This is an important topic considering China and Vietnam currently have disputes over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, and that they once fought a war over the disputed land border ...

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 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.

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 ...

China Uses Green Messaging to Bolster South China Sea Claims Amid Nature Preserve Push

There's been a noticeable increase in recent weeks in the number of environmentally themed news stories published by China's state-backed outlets Xinhua and CGTN, focused specifically on the South China Sea. On Tuesday, Xinhua distributed a video that showcased newly hatched ...

China Slams Vietnam Over Island-Building in South China Sea

China condemned Vietnam over a report it had sped up island-building in an area of the disputed South China Sea that Beijing claims as its own. "China firmly opposes the relevant country’s construction activities on islands and reefs they have illegally ...

Vietnam, China Launch First Joint Army Drill Amid U.S. Tension

China and Vietnam are conducting their first-ever joint ground forces training this month in the Guangxi Zhuang, a border area in southern China. The drill is seen as signaling a deliberate expansion of military engagement between the two Communist-led neighbors. ...

China and the Philippines Both Assert Claims Over a Tiny Reef in the South China Sea

A small reef no larger than a few dozen square meters was the latest flash point in the escalating territorial feud in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China this weekend. The drama began last Thursday when a China ...

Philippines Denies ‘Irresponsible’ Chinese Report on Disputed Reef

The Philippines on Monday slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China Sea was under Beijing's control, saying the status quo was unchanged. The Sandy Cay reef lies near Thitu Island, or Pag-asa, where ...
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