Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Jun 14, 2018
The US should stop testing China in the South China Sea.
Steven Stashwick , Independent writer and researcher
Jun 13, 2018
The new missiles China has reportedly deployed to three islands in the Spratly chain could target nearly any ship and most aircraft in the southern half of the South China Sea. This radically changes the strategic environment. These missiles mean that China’s bases in the Spratlys are no longer theoretical military threats but real ones.
Yang Li, Deputy Director at the Research Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Jun 11, 2018
China and the US are not bound for conflict on the South China Sea, but some important questions need to be confronted first.
Zhao Weibin, Researcher, PLA Academy of Military Science
May 18, 2018
The US has a new commander in the Pacific. Here’s what to expect from him.
May 18, 2018
China’s activities in its surrounding seas may be as much a recognition of its weaknesses as an assertion of strengths. What is certain is that the East and South China Seas will continue to be sources of contention in the immediate future.
Apr 27, 2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the vicinity of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the Air Force said on Friday, in what a Chinese newspaper linked to China’s drills near Taiwan.
Apr 17, 2018
The problem with the Freedom of Navigation operations by the U.S., China-US Focus contributor Richard Javad Heydarian says, is that it’s provocative enough to give China pretext to further militarize the dispute, but not robust enough to deter China from dominating the area.
Apr 17, 2018
China-US Contributor Richard Javad Heydarian speaks on why the mid-level powers in the South China Sea need to "step up to the plate."
Steven Stashwick , Independent writer and researcher
Apr 12, 2018
China, the United States, and Japan are putting new emphasis on expanding their amphibious military capabilities, to both seize and defend strategic islands if needed. We may be heading towards an amphibious arms race in the Western Pacific.
Brahma Chellaney, Professor, Center for Policy Research
Apr 06, 2018
The developments in the South China Sea carry far-reaching strategic implications for the Indo-Pacific and for the international maritime order. They also highlight that the biggest threat to maritime peace and security comes from unilateralism.