China Party Congress Expected to Signal Next 5 Years of Maritime Policy Chinese leaders are expected to emerge from a party congress this month with signals on whether they will take a… 10/16/2017 Aimeast
Philippine Lawmaker Digging Up New Intelligence on Pressure From China A Philippine opposition party legislator has been drawing attention for the release of privileged information that suggests China is infringing… 10/11/2017 Aimeast
US Navy Says Deadly ‘McCain’ Collision Was Preventable, Relieves Ship Commander The collision of the USS John S. McCain guided missile destroyer with a merchant ship near Singapore in August that… 10/11/2017 Aimeast
China Ramping Up Aid to Philippines as Both Pursue Deeper Relationship China is stepping up aid to the Philippines, including a proposal to seek oil together offshore and a gift of… 10/09/2017 Aimeast
Despite Common Threat in Beijing, Other South China Sea Rivals Still Spar Among Selves Four Southeast Asian countries and Taiwan, all of which lay claims to the contested, resource-rich South China Sea, are still… 10/04/2017 Aimeast
Vietnamese Collector Offers Antiques to Battle China As Vietnam struggles to keep the peace with neighboring China, one of its citizens believes he has something to add… 10/02/2017 Aimeast
With Fundraisers, Vietnamese Show Love of Country, Rancor Towards China As Vietnam struggles to keep the peace with neighboring China, one of its citizens believes he has something to add… 10/02/2017 Aimeast
Philippines Plans Low-Key Upgrades in Disputed Spratly Islands The Philippines has found funding for the biggest in a series of infrastructure upgrades planned on the islets it holds… 09/29/2017 Aimeast
Australia Positioning to Help US Check China’s Maritime Expansion Australia, concerned about its vast regional trade network, is joining Japan, India and the United States in countering Chinese expansion… 09/22/2017 Aimeast
India, Japan Expected to Increase Maritime Activity Aimed at China India and Japan, anxious to keep Asia’s dominant power Beijing in check, may send patrols into the contested South China… 09/20/2017 Aimeast
Cooperation in Disputed Asian Sea Fails Despite 2 Decades of Discussion Countries with competing claims to the South China Sea have failed to start joint resource projects with the strongest one,… 09/06/2017 Aimeast
Festering Maritime Hostilities Push China-Vietnam Relations to New Low A rash of incidents since May is threatening to reignite hostilities between neighbors China and Vietnam over control of the… 09/04/2017 Aimeast
China Reopens Hotly Disputed Fishing Spot to Philippine Boats Beijing is letting Philippine-registered fishing vessels access to a disputed South China Sea shoal, once the centerpiece of a bitter… 08/28/2017 Aimeast
New Chinese Activity in Disputed Sea Challenges Sino-Philippine Friendship Reports that Chinese vessels came close to a major Philippine holding in the disputed South China Sea this month have… 08/23/2017 Aimeast
China Protests U.S. Ship Sailing Past an Artificial Island in South China Sea China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” Friday, after a U.S. warship sailed near an artificial island in the strategic South China Sea.… 08/11/2017 Aimeast
US Destroyer Sails Near China’s Man-made Islands in South China Sea A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out an operation near the Chinese man-made islands in the South China Sea an effort… 08/10/2017 Aimeast
US, Japan, Australia Urge Binding Code for South China Sea The United States, Japan and Australia expressed "serious concerns" Monday over disputes concerning the South China Sea, while calling for… 08/07/2017 Aimeast
Gritty Talks Ahead as China, ASEAN Agree to Avoid Mishaps in Disputed Sea China and a group of 10 Southeast Asian nations face tough negotiations on a code of conduct for avoiding mishaps… 08/06/2017 Aimeast
US Assures ASEAN: North Korea Will Not Overshadow South China Sea Talks As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarks on his first official trip to Southeast Asia this week, the United… 08/03/2017 Aimeast
Repsol: Drilling Suspended on Vietnam Oil Block Disputed by China Spain's Repsol said it had suspended oil drilling in a block off Vietnam, where the prospecting in South China Sea… 08/03/2017 Aimeast