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militarization of South China Sea
![China’s South China Sea Anti-Ship Missile Tests Up the Stakes China’s South China Sea Anti-Ship Missile Tests Up the Stakes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-03_08-52-26.jpg)
China’s South China Sea Anti-Ship Missile Tests Up the Stakes
By Ankit Panda
The tests send a sharp message to the United States Navy.
![China’s New Missiles in the Spratlys May be a Turning Point China’s New Missiles in the Spratlys May be a Turning Point](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17310613041148.jpg)
China’s New Missiles in the Spratlys May be a Turning Point
By Steven Stashwick
There is no longer any reason for China to acknowledge the diplomatic fig leaf of Xi Jinping’s “militarization” assurance.
![China Deploys Long-Range Anti-Ship and Anti-Air Missiles to Spratly Islands For First Time China Deploys Long-Range Anti-Ship and Anti-Air Missiles to Spratly Islands For First Time](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17158411739419.jpg)
China Deploys Long-Range Anti-Ship and Anti-Air Missiles to Spratly Islands For First Time
By Steven Stashwick
Missiles are unambiguous 'militarization' of disputed islands.
![China Signaling it May Finally 'Militarize' the South China Sea Officially China Signaling it May Finally 'Militarize' the South China Sea Officially](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_090423011056.jpg)
China Signaling it May Finally 'Militarize' the South China Sea Officially
By Steven Stashwick
Response to U.S. warship reveals pretext for deployments to Spratly Islands bases.
![Rocket System on Fiery Cross Reef Highlights Problem of Defining 'Militarization' Rocket System on Fiery Cross Reef Highlights Problem of Defining 'Militarization'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-17_14-31-42.jpg)
Rocket System on Fiery Cross Reef Highlights Problem of Defining 'Militarization'
By Steven Stashwick
Lack of a useful U.S. definition helps China deflect criticism.
![New Chinese Missile Installations in Spratlys? New Chinese Missile Installations in Spratlys?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-23_17-51-57.jpg)
New Chinese Missile Installations in Spratlys?
By Steven Stashwick
Structures might house long-range SAMs as China inches closer to "militarization" of islands.
![New Weapons on China’s Artificial Islands Don’t Violate 'Non-Militarization' of South China Sea New Weapons on China’s Artificial Islands Don’t Violate 'Non-Militarization' of South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-29_17-15-41.jpg)
New Weapons on China’s Artificial Islands Don’t Violate 'Non-Militarization' of South China Sea
By Steven Stashwick
Installation may raise tensions, but China has long excluded “necessary defense” from its pledge.
![Vietnam Deploys Precision-Guided Rocket Artillery in South China Sea Vietnam Deploys Precision-Guided Rocket Artillery in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-10_13-08-02.jpg)
Vietnam Deploys Precision-Guided Rocket Artillery in South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Hanoi has purportedly moved new mobile rocket launchers on bases in the disputed Spratly Islands.
![Cuarteron Reef’s New Radar: The China Coast Guard’s Best New Toy? Cuarteron Reef’s New Radar: The China Coast Guard’s Best New Toy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-21_20-57-35.jpg)
Cuarteron Reef’s New Radar: The China Coast Guard’s Best New Toy?
By Steven Stashwick
Worry over the radar’s military implications should take a backseat to its civil uses.
![Xi Jinping and Maritime Militarization Xi Jinping and Maritime Militarization](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-21_18-33-40.jpg)
Xi Jinping and Maritime Militarization
By Greg Austin
Fuzzy “pink lines” in the water.
![What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-24_15-43-05.jpg)
What US Intelligence Thinks About China’s Militarization of the South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
In a letter, the head of the U.S. intelligence community offers insights into China’s activities in the South China Sea.
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