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Spratly Islands

April 21, 2020
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.

August 15, 2019
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?

July 15, 2019
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.

July 03, 2019
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.

July 02, 2019
Did China Start Testing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Into the South China Sea?
By Ankit Panda
The tests would mark the first activity of their kind in the South China Sea.

June 10, 2019
South China Sea: Philippine Coast Guard Spots PLAN Warship Off Scarborough Shoal
By Ankit Panda
The warship was accompanied by China Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels.

May 06, 2019
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.

April 08, 2019
Philippines Slams China's South China Sea Flotilla
By Jim Gomez
Manila protested against the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near Philippine-controlled islets.

February 12, 2019
US Warships Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Mischief Reef
By Ankit Panda
The operation is the second to take place in the South China Sea in 2019.

October 16, 2018
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.

October 01, 2018
US Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Gaven, Johnson Reefs
By Ankit Panda
The latest U.S. FONOP testing Chinese maritime claims comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China bilateral tensions.

September 01, 2018
South China Sea: Philippine Navy Flagship Runs Aground at Half-Moon Shoal
By Ankit Panda
BRP Gregorio del Pilar is being recovered after suffering damage.
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