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China's Big Plans for Big Data
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, China's statistical tricks, the Ma-Xi meeting, and what China's destroyer said to the USS Lassen. China links.
US Astrategic Ambiguity in the South China Sea?
By Sean P. Henseler
With its recent FONOP, Washington has only muddied the waters.
China: Court Ruling on South China Sea Case 'Null and Void'
By Shannon Tiezzi
More on the South China Sea and China's fifth plenum, plus updates on Nepal and China's EU diplomacy. Friday links.
South China Sea Update: Freedom of Navigation Operations and International Law
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss recent developments in the South China Sea.
Don’t Underestimate Xi Jinping’s Resolve in the South China Sea
By Mu Chunshan
U.S. freedom of navigation operations could spark a more intense reaction than Washington bargained for.
US Freedom of Navigation Patrols in the South China Sea: China Reacts
By Shannon Tiezzi
Beijing warned the U.S. that continued patrols would backfire.
After Months of Waiting, US Finally Begins Freedom of Navigation Patrols Near China's Man-Made Islands
By Ankit Panda
The USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese man-made island on October 27, 2015.
US Navy Set to Send Destroyer Within 12 Nautical Miles of Subi, Mischief Reefs
By Ankit Panda
The USS Lassen is expected to imminently begin FONOPs near Subi and Mischief Reefs.
Further Militarizing the South China Sea May Undermine Freedom of Navigation
By Doug Bandow and Eric Gomez
U.S. plans to conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea will further destabilize the region.
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