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China assertiveness
![China’s Conundrum and the Pottery Barn Rule China’s Conundrum and the Pottery Barn Rule](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-13-155839.jpg)
China’s Conundrum and the Pottery Barn Rule
By Alexander C. Tan and Neel Vanvari
“You break it, you own it”: China has broken many of its relationships with its neighbors; now Beijing must own the results.
![Is China Done With Salami Slicing? Is China Done With Salami Slicing?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-09-9.jpg)
Is China Done With Salami Slicing?
By Tobias Burgers and Scott Romaniuk
Beijing appears to have given up its incremental strategy in favor of more sizable power grabs.
![China’s Creeping South China Sea Challenge in the Spotlight With New Facility China’s Creeping South China Sea Challenge in the Spotlight With New Facility](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17310613041148.jpg)
China’s Creeping South China Sea Challenge in the Spotlight With New Facility
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The muted Philippine response has exacerbated existing concerns about the regional response to Beijing's maritime claims.
![India-Vietnam Defense Ties in the Spotlight With Naval Exercise India-Vietnam Defense Ties in the Spotlight With Naval Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-05_14-27-23.jpg)
India-Vietnam Defense Ties in the Spotlight With Naval Exercise
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Recent engagements confirm the uptick in activity in the defense realm.
![China-Vietnam South China Sea Spat in the Spotlight China-Vietnam South China Sea Spat in the Spotlight](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-04_19-55-46.jpg)
China-Vietnam South China Sea Spat in the Spotlight
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Reports indicate Beijing’s coercive efforts continue even as it plays up a cooling down period in the South China Sea.
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