Confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry made for choppy waters in the South China Sea in 2025, complicating prospects for an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct.

China has signalled strong optimism for finalising negotiations with neighbouring Asian countries to seal a new institutional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China is willing to work with Southeast Asian countries to manage maritime disputes in the South China Sea and build a fair and ...

In this interview with Sorajak Kasemsuvan, Council Member, Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council; Former Vice Foreign M ...

The Chinese government has had “in-depth” maritime talks with Indonesia, according to its top diplomat, as Beijing and ASEAN ...

Instead of challenging China’s maritime claims unilaterally, outside powers would do better to collaborate more closely with Southeast Asian claimant states. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barque Canada Reef, a Vietnamese South China Sea outpost, on August 1. Image courtesy of Vantor_CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency ...

On July 18, China’s naval chief Wu Shengli told the visiting U.S. chief of naval operations that Beijing would not halt its ...

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...

The South China Sea is of major geopolitical and economic importance due to its strategic location, natural resources and position as a conduit for international trade. Nearly one-third of global ...

In this interview with Sorajak Kasemsuvan, Council Member, Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council; Former Vice Foreign Minister of Thailand, he analyzes the ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam has revved up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched features in the Spratly Islands.