Water Wars
Water Wars: Shadowboxing in Taiwan and the Senkakus
Sean Quirk Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:33 AM
Tension around “Fortress Taiwan,” concern for the Senkakus, and naval exercises in the South China Sea.
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South China Sea
How U.S. Spy Flights Against China Undermine the International Order
Mark J. Valencia Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 11:40 AM
Recent incidents in the South China Sea have called into question whether some U.S. spy flights in international airspace violate international norms.
Water Wars
Water Wars: A Quiet Quad
Sam Cohen Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 10:50 AM
The second ministerial meeting of “the Quad” produced few tangible results; military tensions with Taiwan continued to escalate; and the South China Sea was busy with warships from the United States, China and Japan.
SinoTech
Sinotech: New Chinese Export Rules Throw a Wrench Into TikTok Sale
Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 2:21 PM
The latest China tech and trade news.
Foreign Policy Essay
The Exaggerated Threat of Oil Wars
Emily Meierding Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 10:01 AM
Countries won’t fight for oil in the South China Sea—or anywhere else.
Water Wars
Water Wars: The Pandemic’s Great Power Competition at Sea
Sean Quirk Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 12:26 PM
Chinese aggression and a ubiquitous U.S. military are becoming the new normal for the pandemic’s “great power competition” in the Indo-Pacific.
South China Sea
Water Wars: Stare Decisis in the South China Sea
Sean Quirk Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 8:25 AM
Malaysia and Indonesia lawfare salvos against China, the first made-in-China aircraft carrier and a Japanese military strategy for the South China Sea.
Water Wars
Water Wars: Drill, Maybe, Drill
Sean Quirk Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 8:32 AM
China and Vietnam are poised for confrontation over oil drilling in the southwestern portion of the South China Sea. Vietnam alleges that a Chinese survey vessel, Haiyang Dizhi 8, has been conducting an oil and gas survey within Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) since July 2019.
Water Wars
Water Wars: A Song of Oil and Fire
Doug Stephens, IV Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 8:00 AM
A tense standoff in the waters southwest of Vietnam is about to enter its seventh week. Throughout May and June, Chinese Coast Guard vessels aggressively patrolled around Malaysian and Vietnamese oil drilling platforms.
SinoTech
U.S. Social Media Companies Block Accounts From China Over Hong Kong Disinformation
Rachel Brown, Preston Lim Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 3:14 PM
Twitter, Facebook, and Google Block Accounts Over Hong Kong Disinformation Campaign