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 geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by four trends: continued confrontations between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and claimant states; renewed construction and militarization of ...
The geopolitics of the South China Sea in 2025 were shaped by confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry. While some progress was made towards reaching an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct (COC) in ...