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China South China Sea Strategy
Beware the Illusion of South China Sea Calm
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The cooling down some are playing up masks underlying tensions and broader strategic realities.
China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base
By Damen Cook
The Yulin Naval Base is shaping up to be the most strategically important military base in the South China Sea.
China's Maritime Great Wall in the South and East China Seas
By Samir Tata
China is building a maritime cordon sanitaire.
The 'Civilization' of China’s Military Presence in the South China Sea
By Zhibo Qiu
Chinese policy in the South China Sea increasingly focuses on boosting its civilian presence on disputed islands.
Interview: Xue Li on the South China Sea
By Huang Nan, Zhang Juan, and Shannon Tiezzi
Xue Li of CASS explains the nine-dash line, China's South China Sea policy, and what comes after the arbitration ruling.
After the South China Sea Ruling
By Tuan N. Pham
The long-awaited Tribunal’s merits ruling will come soon. What happens then?
South China Sea: A Legal Analysis of China's Maritime Claims
By Tuan N. Pham
How China seeks to shape maritime law to legitimize its claims.
What’s Behind China’s New South China Sea Consensus with Three ASEAN States?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at Beijing’s latest diplomatic move on the South China Sea issue.
The South China Sea Disputes: Past, Present, and Future
By Young China Watchers
An interview with Bill Hayton, author of The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia.
What’s Behind China’s ‘New’ South China Sea Tsunami Warning Center?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at what this might mean.
South China Sea Militarization: Not All Islands Are Created Equal
By Shannon Tiezzi
What China's deployments to Woody Island mean -- and what they don't mean.
China Hits Back at International Criticisms Over South China Sea Missiles
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, updates to previous reports on Ling Wancheng, Cornwallis Reef, and Liu Xiaobo Plaza. Friday China links.