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2020-03-04 | BY SCSPI
In February 2020, a total of 311 Vietnamese vessels intruded into internal waters, territorial seas, and exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of Guangxi, Hainan, and Guangdong provinces and conducted IUU fishing and close-range reconnaissance.
2020-02-03 | BY SCSPI
From January 19 to 31 of 2020, a total of 34 Vietnamese fishing vessels intruded into China’s internal waters, territorial seas and EEZs near the Hainan Island, and most of which were found within 12 nm of the Island. Generally, such activities of the Vietnamese fishing vessels can bring risks in two aspects.
2020-01-30 | BY SCSPI
On January 25, Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8) conducted the first FONOP in the South China Sea in 2020. The closest it approached Fiery Cross Reef was reckoned at 8.5 nautical miles.
2020-01-20 | BY Lei Xiaolu
“Freedom of navigation and overflight” cannot justify complicated military operations of US and other extra-regional powers in the South China sea, apart from which they need to seek other legal basis to defend their actions.
2019-12-20 | BY Koh Swee Lean Collin
In today’s context of evolving, more complex security environment, the drive towards promoting such engagements becomes ever more critical especially as Southeast Asian governments continue to confront not only an extant broad spectrum of security challenges but the need to carefully husband finite resources and allocate them to areas of security priorities.