The U.S.’s new Asia Pacific policy is becoming clearer following its hosting of the APEC Summit in Honolulu and its debut participation in the East Asia Summit

Tensions between China and some Southeast Asian states over territorial claims in the South China Sea (SCS) appear to have eased with the agreement reached in B

Since the EP-3 Hainan Island Incident in 2001, several rows have broken out between China and the U.S. over the navigational rights of military vessels in China

The fact that maritime security in the South China Sea was discussed as one of the timely issues demonstrates both China and US are interested in maintaining pe

One of the main sources of tension in Asia nowadays are the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and others have confl

No single country in the world has sufficient resources to ensure complete safety of the oceans. China-US cooperation will not only achieve win-win results, but also be beneficial to other countries. The potential range of cooperation covers joint maritime search and rescue, and peace keeping over the sea, etc. as well as jointly fighting traditional and non-traditional security threats on the ocean.

Recently the “China Threat” School has focused on the South China Sea as the point of US-China’s most evident flashpoint – and a likely challenge to US infl

It is summertime, and everyone is out sailing on the South China Sea. Unfortunately, the waters have gotten a bit choppy.  The Philippines and Vietnam, in part

In July 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed reporters after attending the 17th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

As a great state with vast territory and a long coastline, China’s development depends heavily on the oceans for commerce, security and resources. It regards a