China
What’s Next for U.S.-China Military Relations?
Robert D. Williams Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 11:38 AM
Can the world’s most powerful militaries make progress on improving operational safety and preventing miscalculation?
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Water Wars
Water Wars: The Quad Squad
Sean Quirk Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 8:01 AM
Return of the Quad, China’s “real combat” training, and maritime lawfare in the East and South China Seas.
Water Wars
Water Wars: Chinese Military Takes Aim While Biden’s China Strategy Takes Shape
Sean Quirk Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 9:01 AM
A Chinese simulated strike on a U.S. aircraft carrier, naval operations in the South China Sea and Biden’s ally-focused China strategy.
Water Wars
Water Wars Special: How IUU Fishing Increases the Risk of Conflict
Sam Cohen, Steve Floyd Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 10:47 AM
The U.S. reaffirms its position on Taiwan and the Senkakus; and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing increases the risk of conflict in the South China Sea.
Water Wars
Water Wars: Flirting in the Taiwan Strait
Sam Cohen Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 12:07 PM
Continued tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, a reemphasized U.S. naval focus on China, and Japanese outreach to European nations.
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.
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.