South China Sea

Performative Martyrdom in the South China Sea

China loses it and a Filipino loses a thumb for his country

Jun 24

Crisis Deepens in the South China Sea

Marcos needs other options than confrontation with Beijing

Jun 23

Australia, Japan Need to Calm Tensions in South China Sea

Both are outsider nations and should return to diplomatic neutrality to cool strains

Apr 18

Flak for China’s Latest Tonkin Gulf Baseline

However, the baseline won’t likely escalate tensions

Mar 19

South China Sea in 2024: Still The World’s Most Dangerous Lake

Beijing warns Manila as Marcos moves to mobilize regional support

Jan 3

Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base: New Chinese Trojan Horse?

Dual-use facility adds to concerns over Beijing’s expanding military presence

Dec 1, 2023

Are China’s South China Sea Assurances Worth Anything?

Ask the Philippines, for instance

Sep 27, 2023

Beijing Shoots Itself in Foot with ’10-Dash Line’ Map

Tone-deaf timing of map’s publication a slap in the face of neighboring nations, G-20

Sep 9, 2023

China Adds Specious Claims to Its Ownership of the South China Sea

Two Ming vessels at the bottom of the sea don’t establish legal title

May 22, 2023 •

Our Correspondent

Anwar Ibrahim’s peace gesture to China mired in bad blood

Maligned by fractious domestic politics

Apr 17, 2023

Tensions Rise Again in South China Sea

Philippines’ Marcos gambles with foreign policy

Feb 21, 2023

Indonesia Newly Aggressive in South China Sea

Jakarta’s regional plans rub up against Beijing’s own designs

Feb 8, 2023

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