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Paracel Islands
![Situating the Battle of the Paracel Islands in Modern Vietnam-China Relations Situating the Battle of the Paracel Islands in Modern Vietnam-China Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-23-234345.jpg)
Situating the Battle of the Paracel Islands in Modern Vietnam-China Relations
By Khang Vu
Good relations with China have necessitated the downplaying of past conflicts by both countries.
![Vietnam Criticizes China, Philippines For South China Sea Activities Vietnam Criticizes China, Philippines For South China Sea Activities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-19-011515.jpg)
Vietnam Criticizes China, Philippines For South China Sea Activities
By Sebastian Strangio
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the two nations of "violating the sovereign rights and jurisdictions of Vietnam" in separate recent incidents.
![Making Sense of the 2020 US South China Sea Policy Update Making Sense of the 2020 US South China Sea Policy Update](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-16-16.jpg)
Making Sense of the 2020 US South China Sea Policy Update
By Ankit Panda
Greg Poling joins the podcast to discuss revisions to U.S. South China Sea policy.
![Reviewing Vietnam’s ‘Struggle’ Options in the South China Sea Reviewing Vietnam’s ‘Struggle’ Options in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7380607202_b13f1be34f_h.jpg)
Reviewing Vietnam’s ‘Struggle’ Options in the South China Sea
By Derek Grossman
What are Hanoi’s options to push back on Beijing?
![Making Sense of China’s Latest Bid to Administer Sovereignty in the South China Sea Making Sense of China’s Latest Bid to Administer Sovereignty in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-16203442229598.jpg)
Making Sense of China’s Latest Bid to Administer Sovereignty in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
New additions to ‘Sansha’ City and a naming exercise for submerged features are the latest in Beijing’s sovereignty-seeking toolkit.
![South China Sea: US State Department Criticizes China for Reported Ramming, Sinking of Vietnamese Fishing Boat South China Sea: US State Department Criticizes China for Reported Ramming, Sinking of Vietnamese Fishing Boat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-06-22.jpg)
South China Sea: US State Department Criticizes China for Reported Ramming, Sinking of Vietnamese Fishing Boat
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. State Department said it was “seriously concerned” by the incident.
![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.
![Decoding Australia’s Strange Silence Over China’s Transgressions in the South China Sea Decoding Australia’s Strange Silence Over China’s Transgressions in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-payne-wang.jpg)
Decoding Australia’s Strange Silence Over China’s Transgressions in the South China Sea
By Tuan Anh Luc
What will it take for Canberra to pipe up?
![The PLARF’s New Hainan Island Base and China’s Recent Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Tests The PLARF’s New Hainan Island Base and China’s Recent Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Tests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-03_08-52-26.jpg)
The PLARF’s New Hainan Island Base and China’s Recent Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Tests
By Ankit Panda
The first-known Chinese tests of an anti-ship ballistic missile into the South China Sea may have inaugurated a new PLARF base.
![Vietnam Investigates Fishing Boat Sinking in South China Sea Vietnam Investigates Fishing Boat Sinking in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7380607202_b13f1be34f_h.jpg)
Vietnam Investigates Fishing Boat Sinking in South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
China and Vietnam have presented different accounts of what led to the sinking of a fishing boat near 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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