Discussion on the motives and methods that guide China’s Non-War Military Operations (NWMOs) against a range of adversaries, and how targeted countries can better detect and deter Chinese salami slicing and incremental territorial expansionism. Hosted by Dr. Sreeram Chaulia and featuring expert analysis by Ray Powell, Founder and Director of SeaLight, a research project of Stanford University, USA.

RAND’s senior behavioral scientist Todd Helmus joins Jim Carouso and Ray Powell to explain how #China exploits the maritime “gray zone” to pursue its aggressive and expansionist policies without triggering open conflict.

December 2024 update of AMTI's list of maritime militia ships in the South China Sea.

The authors identify approaches for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and other elements of the U.S. military to counter and deter Chinese maritime gray zone operations.

Ray Powell and Jim Carouso discuss the recent tense and sometimes violent maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines with Southeast Asia expert Greg Poling, author of "On Dangerous Ground: America's Century in the South China Sea". They consider what these developments mean for America's long-standing alliance commitment to the Philippines, which Greg asserts is finally being treated like a "real ally" on equivalent footing with more developed countries like Japan.

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

In the South China Sea, the Chinese leadership is intent on controlling all the rocks, reefs, and resources in the waters encompassed by what has become known as the ‘nine-dash’ or ‘U-shaped’ line. This line, which first appeared on an official map published by the Republic of China (ROC) in 1948, has no legal or historical basis. It is the product of misunderstandings and mistranslations by officials and private individuals in China during the 1930s. Unfortunately, this line is the basis for ongoing confrontations and escalating geopolitical tension between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), its Southeast Asian neighbours and other countries.

Filipino fishermen from Zambales speak out and tell us their experiences with the China Coast Guard and maritime militia, which continue to encroach on the West Philippine Sea.

Jim Carouso and Ray Powell interview the Philippine Coast Guard's spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Jay Tarriela, about China's continuing harassment of Philippine ships at a time when the mist of the previous day's water-cannoning near Scarborough Shoal was still dissipating. They discuss the importance of countering Chinese aggression and protecting the international rules-based order. They ask Jay to weigh the benefits of the Philippines' transparency campaign against its risks, and to comment on ASEAN's reluctance to publicly back Manila in its maritime struggles and its inability to produce a South China Sea Code of Conduct.

Well-produced Wendover Productions overview of the South China Sea dispute.

Chinese social media has been awash with a new map and video claiming for China not just features within the 10-dash line, but the Philippine island of Palawan, which has sat outside that line. In the video, Palawan has been renamed “Zheng He Island” after the famous Chinese explorer of the 1300s. And on March 13, Manila said three Filipinos have been detained in China’s Hainan Province on allegations of espionage.

The Philippines and its allies are trying to expand the Squad grouping of nations to include India and South Korea to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region, the Philippines' Armed Forces chief General Romeo S. Brawner said on Wednesday. Read more: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/939895/philippines-eyes-expansion-of-squad-group-to-india-south-korea/story/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0KHryGeC4kJkipLLW-Hs0KWIq3Mv0YaivXcsLvz-cOvI6xY4saTzzlG1M_aem_Ifw5syMB-4cv6u6lZ1Jv7Q More stories: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/ Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/

The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small power’s territorial disputes with China may prove counterproductive.

On March 14, 1988, a short but brutal naval skirmish between China and Vietnam at Johnson South Reef reshaped the region’s power dynamics.

G7 accused China of seeking to ‘unilaterally alter status quo in such a way as to risk undermining the stability of regions’

The most crucial question remains: How to deter China?

Beijing’s exploration of distant waters brings security fears and complaints.

The unusual deployment by three navy ships over the past month has prompted a debate in Australia about its aging fleet and reliance on the United States.

The two countries concluded 12 years of negotiations on exclusive economic zones in 2022.

In 2024, Southeast Asian nations countered China's increased aggressiveness in the South China Sea, managing to make modest gains despite the rise in tensions and military presence. China's attempts to control the area have not deterred states — including the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia — from developing oil and gas projects, fortifying defenses and consolidating international support, representing a strategic setback for Beijing.