(EAST CHINA SEA) — Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) amphibious transport dock ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) operated together in the East China Sea. Jan. 13.
Five claimants occupy nearly 70 disputed reefs and islets spread across the South China Sea. They have built more than 90 outposts on these contested features, many of which have seen expansion in recent years. AMTI has gathered satellite imagery of each outpost, along with other relevant information, to document their current status and any changes they have undergone in recent years. Explore the database below.
JANUARY 1, 2020 / 7:02 AM / UPDATED 16 HOURS AGO Reuters
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Wednesday it rejected China’s claims over a disputed part of the South China Sea as “having no legal basis”, after two days earlier protesting to Beijing over the presence of a Chinese coastguard vessel in its territorial waters.
FILE PHOTO: Indonesia’s Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno points at the location of North Natuna Sea on a new map of Indonesia during talks with reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo
The boat trespassed into Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone off the coast of the northern islands of Natuna, leading Indonesians officials to issue a “strong protest” and summon the Chinese ambassador in Jakarta.
Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang had said China had sovereignty over the Spratly Islands and their waters and that both China and Indonesia have “normal” fishing activities there. Tiếp tục đọc “Indonesia rejects China’s claims over South China Sea”→
In this file photo, US coastguard ship Bertholf manoeuvres during a joint exercise with their Philippine counterpart near Scarborough shoal in the South China Sea. (AFP Photo)
This year marks one of the most important years for ASEAN’s geopolitical landscape. During the plenary session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in June, all member states agreed to adopt the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. The brief five-page document emphasised the ASEAN led mechanism in dealing with strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific region. It could not be denied that one of the most important ongoing issues in the region is still the South China Sea dispute, so will the Outlook help to solve the ongoing dispute? Tiếp tục đọc “ASEAN Outlook to solve South China Sea dispute?”→
The Asia–Pacific and Indian Ocean regions are amongst the most dynamic in the world as well as centers of economic growth for decades. As a result, these regions continue to experience geopolitical and geostrategic shifts. These shifts present opportunities as well as challenges. On the one hand, the economic growth of the region opens up possibilities of cooperation to alleviate poverty and elevate living standards of millions of people. On the other hand, the rise of material powers, i.e. economic and military, requires avoiding the deepening of mistrust, miscalculation, and patterns of behavior based on a zero–sum game.
South China Sea conflict: Will Australia be forced into war?
Pressure is mounting for Australia to get involved in the South China Sea conflict.
The battle for the South China Sea is heating up. Vietnam. Malaysia. The Philippines. All have drawn lines in the sandbars against China. But it may already be too late.
Chỉ trong 3 tháng trở lại đây, trên truyền thông liên tục có các thông tin liên quan đến các chương trình nghiên cứu về tàu ngầm mini của Việt Nam ở cả cấp độ nhà nước, trong trường đại học cho đến khoa học dân gian.
Tuần này, truyền thông loan tin rằng Campuchia có thể đã bí mật ký thỏa thuận cho phép Trung Quốc sử dụng căn cứ hải quân Ream, đồng thời một dự án quy mô khác ở Dara Sakor cũng bị nghi ngờ là nhằm phục vụ mục đích quân sự.
Trên truyền thông xã hội Campuchia gần đây xôn xao đồn đoán khi thấy sự xuất hiện của một số bộ đội Việt Nam trên khu vực biên giới. Điều đó đã khiến Thủ tướng Hun Sen phải lên tiếng trấn an.
China’s nine-dash line is at the heart of the country’s claim to the South China Sea but has been rejected by an international tribunal [File: Andy Wong/AP Photo]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – It came as no surprise to Vietnamese student Doan Thanh Hai that China’s infamous nine-dash line has been causing trouble in his country.
DECEMBER 17, 2019 / 12:42 PM
FILE PHOTO: An oil rig (C) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea, off the shore of Vietnam in this May 14, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Minh Nguyen/File Photo
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Vietnam said it hoped China would show restraint in the South China Sea next year after a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts spent months within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in what Hanoi called a blatant violation of its sovereignty.
Trong bài báo gần đây của Sina, tác giả đã phân tích nhiều mặt và đi đến kết luận rằng: Tuy Hải quân Việt Nam hãy còn những vấn đề thế này thế khác nhưng cũng có những chỗ mạnh không nên coi thường.
![China's nine-dash line is at the heart of the country's claim to the South China Sea but has been rejected by an international tribunal [File: Andy Wong/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/12/17/c00b700148f2445aa5e704ad7f8bb932_18.jpg "Vietnam fights China's 'nine-dash line' amid old enmities")
