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2024-09-26 | BY SCSPI
In recent years, driven by US attempts to “contain China” using maritime disputes, tensions in the South China Sea have escalated. The intensification of certain disputes has attracted significant international attention. However, current frictions mainly exist among some disputing parties, and any relevant disputes have not affected other countries’ navigation and overflight freedoms in the South China Sea. China-US militaries’ interactions and encounters in the area are generally professional and safe. The impact of great power competition on navigation and overflight freedoms in the South China Sea remains manageable. The primary threats to maritime navigation are non-traditional security factors such as geographical obstacles, natural disasters, unbalanced development, piracy, and armed robbery against ships, which have long been overlooked and lack due attention.
2024-09-13 | BY SCSPI
At the moment, because of the Philippines’ insistence on changing the status quo, maritime friction and collisions between China and the Philippines have become increasingly common. Simultaneously, with the Philippines escalating aerial provocations, the risks of aerial encounters and tensions are also rising, necessitating close attention and vigilance.
2024-07-12 | BY Hu Bo
On June 17, 2024, the Philippines sent 6 vessels, including 1 supply ship and 2 inflatable boats, to the waters of the Second Thomas Shoal, Spratly Islands, attempting to deliver supplies to the grounded ship Sierra Madre. Unlike previous resupply operations led by the Philippine Coast Guard, this one was directly commanded by AFP Western Command and led by the Philippine Marine Corps, marking an unprecedented escalation. In response, the China Coast Guard took lawful measures to intercept, inspection by boarding, and expel the Philippine vessels that intruded into Second Thomas Shoal waters, as well as confiscated weapons and other non-essential supplies. Multiple collisions occurred between vessels from both sides, leading to close confrontations far exceeding the intensity of previous standoffs, making it the most severe friction in the South China Sea in the past decade. This incident generated significant attention worldwide.
2024-04-17 | BY SCSPI
On April 16, 2024, the Director of SCSPI, Hu Bo gave a lecture for the delegation of Comparative Study Research (CSR) held by Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College at Peking University in Beijing. The delegation of Comparative Study Research (CSR) includes officials and scholars from Malaysia, South Korea, Pakistan and...
2024-04-11 | BY Tham Siew Yean, Ngeow Chow-Bing
In the Chairman’s Statement of the 26th ASEAN-China Summit, issued in September 2023, it was stated that both sides recognized “the need to maximize the potential of blue economy as the new engine of growth to promote economic growth, social inclusion and livelihoods, and environmental sustainability” and that both sides also “agreed to continue discussion on exploring a partnership on...