How the Public Can Visit the Disputed, Undeveloped South China Sea A beaching ramp due for completion this year – and warily watched by China – will give curious reporters something… 04/01/2019 Aimeast
China, Philippines Living By Tacit Deals at Sea Despite Sovereignty Dispute China and the Philippines have learned to live with each other over the past three years at sea despite an… 03/25/2019 Aimeast
US Navy Won’t Alter Sail-Bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver The U.S. Navy won't alter its so-called "freedom of navigation" sail-bys in the disputed South China Sea and has pressed… 03/18/2019 Aimeast
Beijing Done, for Now, Acquiring Land in South China Sea Two American B-52 bombers flew over the South China Sea on a training mission Wednesday for the second time in… 03/15/2019 Aimeast
China, Vietnam Regularly Clashing at Sea Despite Diplomacy A capsized Vietnamese fishing boat that Hanoi says was hit by a Chinese vessel in contested waters is the latest… 03/11/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh Tells UN It Cannot Accept More Rohingya Refugees Bangladesh has told the United Nations Security Council that it cannot take in any more Rohingya refugees. Foreign Secretary Shahidul… 03/01/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo: US Worried Over Chinese Moves Threatening Navigation U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he would discuss U.S. concerns about Chinese actions that threaten freedom of… 02/28/2019 Aimeast
US Navy Ships Pass Through Strategic Taiwan Strait, Riling China The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency… 02/25/2019 Aimeast
Chinese Militia Aside, Philippines to Keep Building on Disputed Islet China and the Philippines became friends in 2016 after four years of struggling for control over a shoal where both… 02/19/2019 Aimeast
China Upbeat on US Trade Talks, But S. China Sea Tensions Weigh China struck an upbeat note on Monday as trade talks resumed with the United States, but also expressed anger at… 02/11/2019 Aimeast
China Says US Aims to ‘Stir Up Trouble’ With Naval Sail-By China accused the United States of trying to "stir up trouble" on Monday by sending two U.S. guided-missile destroyers near… 02/11/2019 Aimeast
Growing Chinese Navy Adds to Risk of Clashes in Asia’s Major Maritime Dispute A Chinese missile frigate returned last week from a five-day, friendly visit to the Philippines -- days after a Chinese… 01/28/2019 Aimeast
Top US Navy Officer Urges China to Avoid Confrontations The U.S. Navy's top officer says he urged China to follow international rules at sea to avoid confrontations and insisted… 01/18/2019 Aimeast
Vietnam Gains Bargaining Power Over China in Conduct at Sea Talks Vietnam’s tough stance against China over sovereignty of the South China Sea will put Beijing on the defensive during regional… 01/18/2019 Aimeast
British Base in Southeast Asia Would Antagonize China A British amphibious warfare ship passed through the South China Sea in August and China, Asia’s strongest military power with… 01/09/2019 Aimeast
US Defense Chief’s Resignation Stirs Doubts in Asia about Help Resisting China U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis visited Vietnam twice this year and suggested in October stronger relations as China bears down… 12/24/2018 Aimeast
China Expected to Court SE Asia, Resist Western Allies in Major Maritime Dispute China held what has been widely characterized as upbeat talks this year with Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam even though… 12/21/2018 Aimeast
If Brunei Takes China’s Energy Deal, Neighbors May Follow Brunei, an oil-rich nation in Southeast Asia, watched with near horror as world energy prices fell from 2014 to 2016.… 12/07/2018 Aimeast
Energy Deal Deepens Once Unimagined Sino-Philippine Friendship A maritime energy exploration agreement is being seen by some as an attempt to continue improving relations between China and… 11/30/2018 Aimeast
Chinese Construction on Remote Reef Rekindles Dispute with Vietnam China's new construction on a remote South China Sea reef has soured its relations again with Vietnam, a claimant to… 11/28/2018 Aimeast