Mischief Reef, Spratly Islands “Legal War” in “Tactical Three Races“ In its “Chinese dream,” China always aims to become a maritime power, and the East Sea (South China Sea) is the gateway for China to reach the world’s seas and…
The Vietnamese army has just established a militia squadron in Kien Giang which is equipped with ships and specialized weapons amid the increasingly tense situation in the East Sea (South China Sea). Vietnam’s state-controlled media in the past week said…
On April 15, 2021, the Australian News website had an article “Will Vietnam decide the fate of the South China Sea?” by author Jamie Seidel. The East Sea is the name that Vietnam uses to refer to the sea area…
The fact that China has sent hundreds of ships anchored for a long time at Whitsun Reef in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) raised tensions in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). An important question arises: Which…
China has been using “gray zone” tactics, especially “People’s War at Sea” in realizing its expansion ambitions in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). Ph.D. Alexander Vuving, a leading expert on East Sea and Asian security,…
China’s policy on the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) became more aggressive after Xi Jinping became China’s highest leader in November 2012. We can gauge the magnitude of this aggression by considering how, after coming to…
Vietnam-US warm relations US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien just visited Hanoi on November 20-22. According to the announcement of the Vietnamese side, this visit is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the US-Vietnam diplomatic relations and to highlight…
Dr. Le Thu Huong, a senior researcher of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, commented on Vietnam-China relations in the context of increasing tensions in the East Sea (South China Sea), without eliminating the risk of military conflict in the sea.…
Vietnam has just selected the Israeli company Controp as a supplier of surveillance systems for the new ships of its Coast Guard, Israel’s media cited the information from Controp on Sept 11. Control is a manufacturer specializing in photoelectric and…
China’s growing military actions in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) have pushed Hanoi and New Delhi closer together in an increasingly close military partnership seen as a counterbalance to China. The recent Chinese launch of…