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China assertiveness in the South China Sea
![What's Really Behind Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea? What's Really Behind Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17111226563054.jpg)
What's Really Behind Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea?
By Richard Q. Turcsanyi
Increasing power is not the best explanation for China's recent actions.
![China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_11-06-39.jpg)
China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese and U.S. navies also held a Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea exercise.
![Top US Naval Officer in Asia Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit Top US Naval Officer in Asia Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-11_10-01-00.jpg)
Top US Naval Officer in Asia Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet urged the Chinese military to be more transparent about its intentions.
![US Navy Warship Makes 1st China Visit Since South China Sea Arbitration Ruling US Navy Warship Makes 1st China Visit Since South China Sea Arbitration Ruling](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-08_08-24-08.jpg)
US Navy Warship Makes 1st China Visit Since South China Sea Arbitration Ruling
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer arrived in the Chinese port of Qingdao on Monday.
![South China Sea Tit-for-Tat? China Refuses US Aircraft Carrier Port Call South China Sea Tit-for-Tat? China Refuses US Aircraft Carrier Port Call](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-02_18-31-31.jpg)
South China Sea Tit-for-Tat? China Refuses US Aircraft Carrier Port Call
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Hong Kong port visit of a U.S. Navy command ship, however, appears to be unaffected by the recent announcement.
![China’s Rift With Indonesia in the Natunas: Harbinger of Worse to Come? China’s Rift With Indonesia in the Natunas: Harbinger of Worse to Come?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-23_13-38-45.jpg)
China’s Rift With Indonesia in the Natunas: Harbinger of Worse to Come?
By Ristian A. Supriyanto, Shahriman Lockman and Koh Swee Lean Collin
A closer look at the Chinese ship involved in the incident suggests some worrying signs about what to expect from Beijing.
![China Blocked ASEAN Defense Meeting Pact Amid South China Sea Fears: US Official China Blocked ASEAN Defense Meeting Pact Amid South China Sea Fears: US Official](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-04_05-38-40.jpg)
China Blocked ASEAN Defense Meeting Pact Amid South China Sea Fears: US Official
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Beijing allegedly didn't want its island-building included in official statement.
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