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Taiwan Strait
The Pratas Islands: A New Flashpoint in the South China Sea
By Yoshiyuki Ogasawara
These unremarkable features could be the center of the next Taiwan Strait Crisis
China Tracks US Navy Ship’s Passage Through Taiwan Strait
By Associated Press
With sky-high U.S.-China tensions in the backdrop, Taiwan is reemerging as a regional flashpoint.
Majority of Taiwanese View US Favorably, China Unfavorably
By Ankit Panda
Trends toward greater "Taiwanization" of national identity appear to continue.
South China Sea: What’s Behind China-Vietnam Tensions Amid COVID–19?
By Ankit Panda
Is China’s South China Sea behavior changing amid the pandemic or continuing as usual?
Taiwanese Air Force Scrambles Jets Amid PLAAF Flyby
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese drills took place shortly after the election of a new chairman for Taiwan’s opposition KMT party.
China’s Indigenous Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait
By Ankit Panda
The transit comes shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen announced her running mate.
Might China Withdraw From the UN Law Of The Sea Treaty?
By Mark J. Valencia
The move would come with serious costs – but Beijing might come to think the gains are worth it.
2 US Navy Warships Transit Taiwan Strait Following Chinese Navy’s 70th Anniversary
By Ankit Panda
The transit also comes after the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.
Making Sense of China’s Reaction to the French Navy’s Taiwan Strait Transit
By Ankit Panda
Did China’s spokesperson misspeak or is the Taiwan Strait now being claimed in full as “Chinese waters“?
2 US Warships Transit Taiwan Strait
By Steven Stashwick
Passage by a cruiser and destroyer follows similar transit in July.
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.
What Does 'Competition' Between the United States and China Really Mean?
By Ankit Panda
Many of Mike Pence's grievances with China were valid, but competition alone is not a strategy.