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South China Sea News (4)

Beijing demands Cargo details when entering Chinese waters

Tanker owners coming near to China have more paperwork to complete. China is flexing its muscle in the South China Sea at a time where the US and allies are conducting military procedures in the..
September 08, 2021

China rejects South China Sea tribunal verdict

A defiant China on Monday dismissed the 2016 verdict of the international tribunal on the South China Sea conflict, rejecting its claims over the area as a piece of "waste paper" and brushed aside..
July 16, 2021

Indonesia, U.S break ground on joint strategic maritime centre

Indonesia and the United States have broken ground on a new $3.5 million maritime training centre in the strategic area of Batam, in the Riau Islands, Indonesia's maritime security agency said.
June 30, 2021

Foreign Secretary warns of growing threat of terrorism in Africa

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will announce new UK funding to fight the growing threat of terrorism in West Africa.
June 28, 2021

China's maritime militia breaks rules and charts course for global dominance

China's quest to become a maritime superpower has turned its massive fishing fleet into a floating militia that actively engages in aggressive, and often illegal, practices at sea.
June 25, 2021

‘Dark’ ships off Argentina ring alarms over possible illegal fishing

Last year, news of a fleet of about 300 Chinese fishing vessels swarming around the Galápagos Islands, possibly to fish illegally, grabbed the attention of the world.
June 15, 2021

Why France is a welcome security partner for Japan

This past week, French forces joined the Japan Self-Defense Force, Australian Defence Force and U.S. military for a multilateral amphibious exercise in Camp Ainoura, Sasebo. This marks the first time..
May 21, 2021

Chinese Maritime Militia Disperses Amid Political Standoff With the Philippines and the US

A political standoff between China and the Philippines over a reef in the South China Sea has begun to subside, while Taiwan reacts to a new normal of continuous Chinese military activity around the..
April 27, 2021

Maritime Law to Give Beijing Edge in South China Sea Disputes

Chinese officials will pass a basic maritime law to formalise their sovereignty claims over the contested, resource-rich South China Sea and defend those claims more effectively in the international..
March 24, 2021