... militia
, which patrols the area around Hainan, the Spratly and the Paracel Islands. China believes this to be a covert operation in order to spy on the Chinese military... ... Alliance, but They Are More Than Partnership
Russia’s stake in the wrangle
Located thousands of kilometers away, Russia may look like a full-fledged outsider of this dispute... ... clearly not interested in claiming any of the disputed waters, islands or reefs of the South China Sea. Still, it pursues its own stake, which is mainly linked to its economic...
Increased tension in the SCS may lead to the erosion of the entire security regime in the Asia Pacific.
Apart from the numerous discussions about the U.S.-China trade war, there is one more rivalry between the two countries that unfolded a long time ago and has recently been intensifying in the waters of the South China Sea (SCS) and in the sea areas adjacent to it.
At the beginning of June 2019, the Pentagon officially presented a
new report
“On the Indo-Pacific Strategy”, in which China was listed among the key U.S. competitors. Calling the People's ...
Singapore’s policy toward China is largely determined by a set of contradictory, yet ever-present, factors stemming from the demographic situation and the ... ... started to take a different turn in 2009, largely due to China conducting a more active policy in regard to the problems in the South China Sea. This complicated China–ASEAN relations somewhat, but it was not the only reason for changes. China set out ...
Permanent Court’s of Arbitration in The Hague resolution that ruled in favor of the Philippines, which successfully challenged China’s claims to the South China Sea waters, will definitely complicate China’s stance in Southeast Asia. It will bring about additional pressure on China by the United States and Japan on the pretext of “compliance with international law.” Such outcome ...
The decision of the United States to conduct Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) around the artificial islands in the South China Sea, which China uses for justifying her sovereigny claims in this area, has somewhat increased tensions between the two countries. The newspaper Global Times known for its notorious nationalism commented on the employment of the American destroyer USS Lassen in ...
... annual IISS
Shangri-La Dialogue
conference that took place in Singapore on May 29–31, 2015, showed that the problem of the South China Sea, a little-known, distant and exotic land to Russians, is coming to the fore in both regional and world politics.... ... Asia and the role of the United States as the guarantor of peace and stability in the world, and criticized the steps taken by China to create artificial islands in the Spratly Islands.
As for the other hot topic of the day – Ukraine, which was recently ...
... pundits routinely identify the Asia-Pacific region as a potential flashpoint for a future war between the great powers. Yes, China is rising, Japan is rearming, and the United States has announced a "pivot" to Asia. But the real risk of a great ... ...
Philippines
and
Vietnam
are involved in something approaching maritime guerilla warfare in order to resist Chinese expansion in the South China Sea. They are
reportedly considering
a formal alliance directed against China.
No shortage of long-festering disputes ...
China, Philippines, Vietnam, USA
The latest developments in the South China Sea conflict between China and the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia have been escalating tensions in the region and affecting the conflict's entire political configuration. The issue is China's decision to deploy maritime policing vessels ...
