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China South China Sea Strategy
![China’s Big Gamble in the South China Sea China’s Big Gamble in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-17-130001.jpg)
China’s Big Gamble in the South China Sea
By Hung Tran
Heightened China-Philippines tension around Second Thomas Shoal could escalate to military skirmishes – and that’s a chance Beijing appears willing to take.
![China Proposing to Host ASEAN Ministers Next Month China Proposing to Host ASEAN Ministers Next Month](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-13.jpg)
China Proposing to Host ASEAN Ministers Next Month
By Sebastian Strangio
The proposed meeting follows a flurry of Chinese engagements with Southeast Asia in recent months.
![China’s Goals for Wang Yi’s Southeast Asian Tour China’s Goals for Wang Yi’s Southeast Asian Tour](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-14-9.jpg)
China’s Goals for Wang Yi’s Southeast Asian Tour
By Nian Peng
The foreign minister’s trip was about much more than COVID-19 vaccines.
![Why Doesn’t China Deploy Fighter Jets to the Spratly Islands? Why Doesn’t China Deploy Fighter Jets to the Spratly Islands?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-14-6.jpg)
Why Doesn’t China Deploy Fighter Jets to the Spratly Islands?
By Ian Storey
Is Beijing merely trying to avoid provocation, or is there a more serious problem with its artificial island bases in the South China Sea?
![Pay Attention to China’s ‘Blue Sea 2020’ Project Pay Attention to China’s ‘Blue Sea 2020’ Project](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-29-4.jpg)
Pay Attention to China’s ‘Blue Sea 2020’ Project
By YingHui Lee
Is China quietly securitizing marine environmental protection in the South China Sea?
![Amid a Pandemic, China Ramps Up Maritime ‘Micro-Aggressions’ Amid a Pandemic, China Ramps Up Maritime ‘Micro-Aggressions’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-aircraft_carrier_liaoning_cv-16.jpg)
Amid a Pandemic, China Ramps Up Maritime ‘Micro-Aggressions’
By Ben Lowsen
Beijing is putting up a brash front to hide its growing insecurity.
![Maritime Flashpoints and the COVID-19 Pandemic Maritime Flashpoints and the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3431867.jpg)
Maritime Flashpoints and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Sumathy Permal
Southeast Asian states like Malaysia are having to both deal with a global health crisis and step up defense of their South China Sea claims.
![The South China Sea in 2020: What to Watch The South China Sea in 2020: What to Watch](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-chinese_coast_guard_ship_during_direx-15.jpg)
The South China Sea in 2020: What to Watch
By Prashanth Parameswaran
An interview with Greg Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS.
![Japan’s Options in the South China Sea Japan’s Options in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-09-1.jpg)
Japan’s Options in the South China Sea
By Yoji Koda
With some reverse thinking, smaller nations may be able to deter a major power.
![China’s New 8,000-Ton South China Sea Supply Ship China’s New 8,000-Ton South China Sea Supply Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18148152717057.jpg)
China’s New 8,000-Ton South China Sea Supply Ship
By Zachary Haver
It might not make headlines like missile tests, but the Sansha 2 is a major boost for China’s capabilities.
![China’s Next Phase of Militarization in the South China Sea China’s Next Phase of Militarization in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17111209931206.jpg)
China’s Next Phase of Militarization in the South China Sea
By Scott N. Romaniuk and Tobias Burgers
Beijing is now consolidating its gains in the region – and its control.
![The Early Returns of China’s Military Reforms The Early Returns of China’s Military Reforms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-h-6k_20211_20151127.jpg)
The Early Returns of China’s Military Reforms
By Ying Yu Lin
China’s increased capability for joint operations means Taiwan must rethink the Chinese military threat.
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