China maritime disputes

From maritime security to human rights concerns, China featured heavily in a meeting between the Japanese and British foreign and defense ministers.

The new law represents an integral step toward clarifying and standardizing the operations of the China Coast Guard, but that hasn't stopped regional unease.

Suggestions for lasting peace in the South China Sea and beyond need to incorporate small and medium states as well.

Beijing is putting up a brash front to hide its growing insecurity.

An organizational reshuffle and new leadership both point to a more muscular, more assertive CCG.

Beijing clearly understands its maritime rights, but does not necessarily tolerate and accept the same rights for others.

The world’s largest coast guard cutter conducted its first patrol in the contested waters this month.

China is building a maritime cordon sanitaire.

It's important for India not to go out of its way to involve itself in China's maritime disputes.

Images of a new vessel suggest that the China Coast Guard is inducting a new PLA warship into its ranks.

A Chinese official mentions plans for the MSR in 2016 -- but nothing truly new.