The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by four trends: continued confrontations between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and claimant states; renewed construction and militarization of ...
SINCE OCTOBER China has turned a once desolate sandbar in the South China Sea into a 600-hectare atoll. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry says the massive engineering project is “aimed ...
MANILA, Philippines — China said its "door to dialogue" on joint oil and gas development in the South China Sea remains open, but told the Philippines it must first "demonstrate sincerity" before ...
The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry. While some progress was made towards reaching an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct (COC) in ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jill Goldenziel writes & consults on security, law, & business risk. While the world watches islands in the Persian Gulf, China ...
China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...
The Philippines has placed the South China Sea Code of Conduct high on the agenda in its ASEAN chairmanship. But ASEAN’s internal constraints and China’s entrenched regional position suggest that ...