Tag: SouthChinaSea
Maritime Trade Enters the Age of Armed Passage
The modern maritime order is designed to separate a ship's right of passage from the nationality of its owner, the origin of its cargo and the political allegiance of its customer. Across several of the world's most important sea lanes, that separation is beginning to break down.Iran is seeking payments…
China–Philippines Sea Clashes Escalate in Days
Chinese and Philippine forces were involved in three confrontations at two disputed South China Sea shoals between July 20 and 24, leaving two Philippine personnel injured and government vessels exposed to water cannons and dangerous close manoeuvres.None of the incidents crossed into armed conflict. Their frequency and increasingly physical character,…
ASEAN Tests Diplomacy Across Three Global Crises
The 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum in Pasay, Metro Manila, was not a venue where the United States, Russia and China came to resolve their disputes. Instead, it became a forum where each managed a different strategic challenge at the same time: Washington sought to preserve…
China, Philippines Summon Envoys After Shoal Clash
China and the Philippines moved to summon each other’s ambassadors on Tuesday, a day after a confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal left a Filipino sailor with a head injury and damaged a Philippine Navy rubber boat. The reciprocal diplomatic action, unusual despite repeated maritime confrontations, marked a sharper turn than…
China-Russia Drills Held Near South Korea, Japan
China and Russia concluded "Joint Sea-2026" on July 13 at a military port in Qingdao, the twelfth iteration of an annual naval exercise dating back to 2012, running July 6–13 in the Yellow Sea, according to Xinhua.Russia's task group was led by the Slava-class cruiser Varyag, alongside the corvette Rezkiy…
