News Analysis Fifteen years ago, it was fashionable to speak of China’s emerging “string of pearls”: a chain of bases, ports, and other maritime facilities stretching from the South China Sea, through the Singapore-Malacca Straits, across the Indian Ocean, and on to the Red Sea. If not directly owned or controlled by China, this network-of-access…
Will China’s ‘String of Pearls’ Stretch From the South China Sea to the Atlantic?
Lawmakers Want Australia to Follow US in Boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics
December 6, 2021
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Australian lawmakers are calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics over human rights abuses after the United States announced it would stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the United States won’t send an official delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter…
Japan, Malaysia Strengthen Bilateral Ties Amid China’s Increasing Assertiveness
Japan and Malaysia have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties and push for “concrete cooperation” between the two countries amid China’s assertive activities in the East and South China Seas. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Malaysian counterpart Ismail Sabri Yaakob exchanged views on regional affairs in a phone call that lasted about 25 minutes…
Japan, Vietnam Oppose Bids to Change Status Quo in Regional Waters ‘By Coercion’
The defense ministers of Japan and Vietnam agreed to oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo “by coercion” in regional waters, seemingly referring to China’s assertive activities in the East and South China Seas. Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang discussed regional security in the regional waters in…
Philippines Resupplies Military Outpost on Disputed Shoal After Chinese Blockade
The Philippine military successfully delivered supplies to one of its outposts on a disputed shole in the South China Sea on Tuesday after Chinese coast guard vessels last week managed to block supply efforts. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said two wooden vessels carrying navy personnel resupplied marines stationed on the Sierra Madre—a dilapidated grounded…
Australia Backs Philippines Against Beijing’s Actions in South China Sea
Australia has voiced concern over Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea last week, which saw three Chinese coast guard patrol vessels block and use water cannons against Philippine supply boats at Second Thomas Shoal, a Philippine-occupied shoal in the Spratly Islands. “The Australian Government has consistently expressed concern about the dangerous or coercive use…
Chinese Leader Xi Defends Beijing’s Actions in South China Sea Amid Heightened Regional Aggression
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said at a recent summit that China will not “bully” smaller countries, amid growing scrutiny over its escalated military activities in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Xi made the claim during a virtual summit on Nov. 22 between China and leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian…
US Backs Philippines Against China’s Actions in South China Sea
November 22, 2021
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The United States reaffirmed its defense commitments to the Philippines after Chinese coastguard vessels were accused of firing water cannons against Philippines resupply boats in the disputed South China Sea. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the United States has pledged to stand with its treaty ally, the Philippines, and warned China that any “armed…
German Navy Chief Vows Long-Term Commitment to Indo-Pacific
November 10, 2021
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TOKYO—The chief of Germany’s navy said Tuesday that its dispatch of a warship to the Indo-Pacific underscores his country’s concern that freedom of navigation and the rule-based international order are being threatened in the region, an apparent reference to its biggest trading partner, China. Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, in Tokyo for a port call by…
US Nuclear Submarine Accident in South China Sea
What does pandemic-driven lockdown mean for someone living in China? For some, it could end in 7 months under strict stay-at-home measures, and being forced to get government approval in order to leave. China reduces its international passenger flights by over 20 percent for the coming season. Some say that’s to prevent virus transmission in…
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