China built a $50 billion military stronghold in the South China Sea
See how China has spent tens of billions of dollars turning farm fields and seaports into military complexes on Hainan and remote outposts in the South China Sea.
Would China's South China Sea Fake Islands 'Sink' in a War?
China’s militarization of the South China Sea (SCS) has established a powerful anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) network across the region, positioning it to delay or block U.S. intervention in a Taiwan contingency.
China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea 'sovereignty'
China firmly opposes the Philippines' Maritime Zones Act, which it says "severely infringes on" the its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement.
China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims
China publishes new details of its sweeping claims to South China Sea in row over Philippine law
The move from Beijing comes just a day after the Philippines signed two laws defining the country’s maritime zones
China Defends Delimitation Of a Contested South China Sea Shoal In a Dispute With Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that's likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal.
China maps out claim to South China Sea shoal amid dispute with Philippines
Beijing publishes its baselines for Scarborough Shoal in response to legislation setting out Manila’s rival claim.
China Furious Over New Philippine Laws: Maritime Sovereignty Sparks Tensions
The Philippines recently passed two major laws— the Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act—to strengthen its control and authority over its territorial waters. These new laws aim to protect the Philippines’ sovereign rights over its maritime zones,
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China’s Pearl Harbor: Beijing Turns Island into $50 Billion Military Fortress
Over the past few decades, China has transformed Hainan Island — often called the "Hawaii of China" — into a fortified ...
China's surface-to-air missiles
China has reportedly deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea. China occupies seven islands in the chain. No other nation is ...
Trump said Taiwan should pay for US protection. Here's what a second Trump term could mean for the island.
In 2025, Taiwan will have to contend with uncertainty on whether the US will protect it, or play it.
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Satellite imagery shows mystery ship built in China amid breakneck naval expansion
China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind ...
In a deepening alliance, Japanese aircraft carrier finishes testing U.S. fighter jets off San Diego
The $1 billion carrier JS Kaga belongs to Japan, which is adding fixed-wing aircraft to some of its ships for the first time ...
China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
The system, purported to have advanced counter-stealth capabilities, could challenge how US forces operate in the region.
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How China built a $50 billion military stronghold in the South China Sea
In the past 10 years, China has built up island outposts in the South China Sea to extend its reach and assert dominance over these trade routes. Democratic allies and partners of the United ...