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![Can the US Be Reassured by China’s Quiet Compliance With Court Ruling at Scarborough Shoal? Can the US Be Reassured by China’s Quiet Compliance With Court Ruling at Scarborough Shoal?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_13-13-25.jpg)
Can the US Be Reassured by China’s Quiet Compliance With Court Ruling at Scarborough Shoal?
By Steven Stashwick
Filipino Fishermen are now ‘canaries in the coal mine’ at contested shoal.
![China’s Evolving Economic Statecraft China’s Evolving Economic Statecraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-11_16-45-48.jpg)
China’s Evolving Economic Statecraft
By Greg Levesque
Beijing’s use of commercial actors to carry out Party-state objectives requires a coordinated response.
![China Building on Scarborough Shoal? Don't Hold Your Breath. China Building on Scarborough Shoal? Don't Hold Your Breath.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_13-13-25.jpg)
China Building on Scarborough Shoal? Don't Hold Your Breath.
By Shannon Tiezzi
For diplomatic and strategic reasons, now is not the time for Beijing to make such a risky move.
![How the US Misjudged the South China Sea, Part II How the US Misjudged the South China Sea, Part II](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-21_20-57-35.jpg)
How the US Misjudged the South China Sea, Part II
By Xue Li and Xu Yanzhuo
The U.S. misunderstood China's position in the SCS and created a self-fulfilling prophecy of Chinese "aggression."
![China Flies 'Strategic' Bomber Over Disputed Feature in South China Sea China Flies 'Strategic' Bomber Over Disputed Feature in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-18_16-15-44.jpg)
China Flies 'Strategic' Bomber Over Disputed Feature in South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
It remains unclear whether the flight over Scarborough Shoal occurred before or after the July 12 PCA verdict.
![US Navy Destroyers Patrol Near China’s Man-Made Islands in South China Sea US Navy Destroyers Patrol Near China’s Man-Made Islands in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_13-13-25.jpg)
US Navy Destroyers Patrol Near China’s Man-Made Islands in South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The United States tries to signal resolve ahead of a court ruling on Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.
![Did a US ‘Line in the Sand’ at Scarborough Shoal Just Wash Away? Did a US ‘Line in the Sand’ at Scarborough Shoal Just Wash Away?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_13-13-25.jpg)
Did a US ‘Line in the Sand’ at Scarborough Shoal Just Wash Away?
By Steven Stashwick
Philippine President-elect saying no to war with China over disputed shoal complicates U.S. deterrence effort.
![Reality Check: Who Lacks Self-Restraint in the South China Sea? Reality Check: Who Lacks Self-Restraint in the South China Sea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-23_17-51-57.jpg)
Reality Check: Who Lacks Self-Restraint in the South China Sea?
By Jacqueline Espenilla
A look at the legal precedents that help define China and the Philippines' favorite accusation.
![The South China Sea in 2016: What’s Changed? The South China Sea in 2016: What’s Changed?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-13_07-30-05.jpg)
The South China Sea in 2016: What’s Changed?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Bonnie Glaser with an overview of the current "facts on the water" in the South China Sea.
![China’s $50 Trillion Plan for a Global Energy Grid China’s $50 Trillion Plan for a Global Energy Grid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_10-17-09.jpg)
China’s $50 Trillion Plan for a Global Energy Grid
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, Scarborough Shoal, Nepal-China military ties, and myth-busting about China's economy. Friday China links.
![Why China Might Seek to Occupy Scarborough Shoal Why China Might Seek to Occupy Scarborough Shoal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_13-13-25.jpg)
Why China Might Seek to Occupy Scarborough Shoal
By Robert Klipper
Recent activity suggests China might build a base on Scarborough Shoal. Here's the strategic rationale.
![What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-24_15-43-05.jpg)
What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
In a letter, the head of the U.S. intelligence community offers insights into China’s activities in the South China Sea.
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