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Cowpens Incident
![5 Takeaways on China's Theft of a US Drone in Philippine Waters in the South China Sea 5 Takeaways on China's Theft of a US Drone in Philippine Waters in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-17_02-54-24.jpg)
5 Takeaways on China's Theft of a US Drone in Philippine Waters in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The seizure of a U.S. underwater glider is an exceptionally brazen and illegal move by Beijing in the South China Sea.
![Unplanned Encounters in the South China Sea: Under Control? Unplanned Encounters in the South China Sea: Under Control?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-24_23-07-25.jpg)
Unplanned Encounters in the South China Sea: Under Control?
By Ankit Panda
There's some good news in the South China Sea, despite rising tensions over disputed maritime claims.
![US-China Military Agreements Dodge Deep Differences US-China Military Agreements Dodge Deep Differences](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-09_16-19-44.jpg)
US-China Military Agreements Dodge Deep Differences
By Mark J. Valencia
Hailed as “groundbreaking,” the new rules fail to address fundamental differences.
![The US-China MOU on Air and Maritime Encounters The US-China MOU on Air and Maritime Encounters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-17_11-34-24.jpg)
The US-China MOU on Air and Maritime Encounters
By Mark J. Valencia
Last week’s memorandum of understanding was a start, but the risk of future incidents remains.
![Preventing Another 'Hainan Incident' Preventing Another 'Hainan Incident'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-26_15-37-54.jpg)
Preventing Another 'Hainan Incident'
By Shannon Tiezzi
Can the U.S. and China come to agreements to lessen the risk of dangerous accidents at sea or in the air?
![Freedom of Navigation and China: What Should Europe Do? Freedom of Navigation and China: What Should Europe Do?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-19_05-23-54.jpg)
Freedom of Navigation and China: What Should Europe Do?
By Edward Schwarck
It is in Europe’s interests to join in defending the concept of freedom of navigation.
![Why the Cowpens Saga Matters Why the Cowpens Saga Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-21_14-09-59.jpg)
Why the Cowpens Saga Matters
By James R. Holmes
The Cowpens story is not only bizarre. It also undercuts the fleet's reputation, which undercuts its political utility.
![U.S.-China Relations and the Western Pacific U.S.-China Relations and the Western Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-16_00-15-55.jpg)
U.S.-China Relations and the Western Pacific
By Denny Roy
Maritime assertiveness in 2013 appears to have dashed hopes for a “new kind of great power relations.”
![China and the Far Seas China and the Far Seas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-10_09-33-14.jpg)
China and the Far Seas
By Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange
China’s Far Seas presence enables it to escort Syria’s chemical weapons marked for destruction.
![USS Cowpens Incident: Rule Bending in the South China Sea USS Cowpens Incident: Rule Bending in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-17_05-33-07.jpg)
USS Cowpens Incident: Rule Bending in the South China Sea
By Robert Farley
The incident stems in part from a desire in China to push back against the United States.
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