The Chinese navy will "will intercept any intruding aircraft and follow every military vessel in areas under our responsibility."

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned China against declaring a South China Sea ADIZ.

The Obama administration should rescind the conditional invitation for the PLAN to join RIMPAC 2016.

Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss recent developments in the South China Sea.

Was China trying to send a message?

Two U.S. bombers were contacted by Chinese air traffic controllers over the South China Sea, but details are murky.

Are Japan and China coming together or heading back apart? Ankit Panda and Shannon Tiezzi discuss recent developments.

China has announced new commercial flight routes that run extremely close to Taiwan.

China's East China Sea air defense identification zone (ADIZ) remains ambiguous.

Both countries should do more to alleviate suspicion and defuse tensions.

A near mid-air collision, and Obama’s new limited foreign policy, test Japanese defense policies.

The Diplomat speaks with Michael Green about the root cause of the tensions, the possibility for conflict, and strategies for repairing relations.

For years to come an unmanned, carrier-based 5th generation stealth fighter will remain a fantasy in Beijing.

Plus, more on the ADIZ, Biden in Asia, success in Shanghai schools and failures in HIV prevention. Weekly China links.

The East China Sea ADIZ effectively cuts off US forces in Japan and South Korea from Taiwan.

Both developments came in late 2013 and yield important lessons about China's preferences in border disputes.