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Analysis Spratly Islands

Why the Philippines made a dramatic turnaround on the question of archipelagos in the law of the sea

And strangely enough, it means China and the Philippines have traded positions.

The Lowy Institute | 19 Nov 2024

  • Asia
  • South China Sea
  • Maps

News Taiwan

As Beijing Threatens, Taiwan Looks Nervously at Trump

Taipei sets aside fears of Chinese invasion and trade-war crossfire to focus on potential cooperation with the new administration

The Wall Street Journal | 18 Nov 2024

  • Asia
  • South China Sea
  • Politics

De Facto recommends Taiwan

This is not an embassy (Made in Taiwan)

400 years after The Netherlands colonized parts of Taiwan, the International Performance Festival Feeling Curious? invites Stefan Kaegi to turn the theatre into an embassy. September 28 & 29 in Rotterdam, NL.

Theater Rotterdam | 27 Sep 2024

  • South China Sea
  • Asia
  • Politics
  • Theatre

News Spratly Islands

Philippines says sailor lost finger in sea clash, accuses China of ‘piracy’

Chinese personnel used knives and machetes to puncture Philippine dinghies attempting to resupply an outpost in the South China Sea, Philippine officials say.

The Washington Post | 19 Jun 2024

  • South China Sea
  • Asia

News Taiwan

‘Elimination’ of Taiwan is China’s great national cause, Lai says

Taiwan’s president tells military academy cadets that the main challenge they face is the strong rise of Beijing.

Al Jazeera | 16 Jun 2024

  • Asia
  • South China Sea

News Taiwan

Chinese weather balloon spotted near Taiwan

Chinese military aircraft including 12 fighter jets also detected in Taiwan’s air defence zone in past 24 hours.

The Guardian | 8 Dec 2023

  • Asia
  • South China Sea
  • Politics

News Spratly Islands

Vietnam ‘ramps up’ island building in South China Sea

New report says Hanoi created over 133ha of new land in 2023 with dredging tools it had not used before.

Radio Free Asia | 17 Nov 2023

  • South China Sea
  • Asia

News Spratly Islands

Philippines accuses China of water cannon attack in Spratly Islands

Latest in long history of nautical intimidations by Beijing, which lays unrecognized claim to almost all of the South China Sea.

The Guardian | 6 Aug 2023

  • South China Sea
  • Asia

News Paracel Islands

Studio defends Barbie movie after controversial map prompts Vietnam ban

Warner Bros says map is ‘child-like’ after Vietnam accused film-makers of depicting China’s nine-dash line in South China Sea.

The Guardian | 7 Jul 2023

  • South China Sea
  • Asia
  • Film
  • Maps

In focus Paracel Islands

Vietnam Stews over Chinese Hotpot Restaurant on Disputed South China Sea Island

The 120-seat eatery will serve a growing Chinese civilian population on Woody Island.

Radio Free Asia | 19 May 2023

  • South China Sea
  • Food
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