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FONOPs
![Freedom of the Seas Requires US Leadership Freedom of the Seas Requires US Leadership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-04-034531.jpg)
Freedom of the Seas Requires US Leadership
By David F. Lasseter
U.S.-led Freedom of Navigation operations have dropped off in the South China Sea, at the same time as China has intensified its coercive actions in the region.
![Steadying the Waters: Navigating the Tensions at Second Thomas Shoal Steadying the Waters: Navigating the Tensions at Second Thomas Shoal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-03-181753.jpg)
Steadying the Waters: Navigating the Tensions at Second Thomas Shoal
By Sophie Wushuang Yi
The current stand-off over the Philippine-occupied shoal is a microcosm of the broader security dilemma in the South China Sea.
![US Dismisses China Objections to South China Sea Mission US Dismisses China Objections to South China Sea Mission](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-29-164604.jpg)
US Dismisses China Objections to South China Sea Mission
By Associated Press
In an unusual move, the Navy's 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China's objections to Tuesday's mission in the South China Sea.
![US Destroyer Sails Past Chinese-held South China Sea Islands US Destroyer Sails Past Chinese-held South China Sea Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-13-133631.jpg)
US Destroyer Sails Past Chinese-held South China Sea Islands
By Associated Press
The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed past the Paracel Islands and continued thereafter with operations in the South China Sea.
![The Risk of Too Many Freedom of Navigation Operations The Risk of Too Many Freedom of Navigation Operations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-web_160628-n-yu572-034.jpg)
The Risk of Too Many Freedom of Navigation Operations
By Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (Ret.)
FONOPs have a place in America’s tool chest, but only if used sparingly and wisely.
![China Says PLA Navy Ships Were Sent to ‘Expel’ US Warship From Paracel Islands China Says PLA Navy Ships Were Sent to ‘Expel’ US Warship From Paracel Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-29.jpg)
China Says PLA Navy Ships Were Sent to ‘Expel’ US Warship From Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. vessel was in the area to conduct a freedom of navigation operation.
![South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-29.jpg)
South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Ankit Panda
The FONOP marked the first known operation in the area so far in 2020.
![South China Sea: US Navy Warship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Paracel Islands South China Sea: US Navy Warship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Paracel Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1000w_q95.jpg)
South China Sea: US Navy Warship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
A U.S. Navy warship sailed near China-held features in the Paracel Islands.
![South China Sea: US Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Scarborough Shoal South China Sea: US Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Scarborough Shoal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-us-thailand.jpg)
South China Sea: US Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Scarborough Shoal
By Ankit Panda
The operation is the second of its kind in the month of May 2019.
![South China Sea: 2 US Navy Destroyers Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in Spratlys South China Sea: 2 US Navy Destroyers Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in Spratlys](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-us-thailand.jpg)
South China Sea: 2 US Navy Destroyers Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in Spratlys
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Navy's latest freedom of navigation operation challenged excessive Chinese claims in the Spratlys.
![US Navy Conducts First Freedom of Navigation Operation of 2019 in South China Sea US Navy Conducts First Freedom of Navigation Operation of 2019 in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-25187077743_93438e73d6_k.jpg)
US Navy Conducts First Freedom of Navigation Operation of 2019 in South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The operation targeted excessive Chinese maritime claims in the Paracel Islands.
![From a Slow Simmer to a Boil: Managing Tensions in a Heating South China Sea From a Slow Simmer to a Boil: Managing Tensions in a Heating South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-21_15-27-00.jpg)
From a Slow Simmer to a Boil: Managing Tensions in a Heating South China Sea
By Tuan Anh Luc
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea.
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