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2019-06-16 | BY Chen Yong
Following the end of the war on terrorism, the US has shifted the focus of its national security strategy back to great-power competition and now considers China the most significant threat. Then, it becomes the top priority of US force’s global strategy to reinforce deployment in the South China Sea and surrounding areas.
US strategy documents, such as the National Security Strategy 2017, the...
2019-06-01 | BY SCSPI
CONTENT
I. Intensive FONOPS
II. Increasing Deployment of Strategic Weapons
III. More Targeted Military Exercises and Cooperations
IV. Intensive and All-dimensional Reconnaissance Operations
V. Urging Allies and Partners to Join Hands to Pressure China
VI. Advocating war rhetoric and showing the motive to pulling chestnuts from the fire
INTRODUCTION
In 2018, the U.S. armed forces...
2019-04-11 | BY SCSPI
On the morning of April 9, 2019, “South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative” Website Launch and South China Sea Situations Report Press Conference was held in Beijing. The conference, which was moderated by Wang Lei, Vice Dean of Institute of Ocean Research, drew more than 100 experts, scholars in the relevant fields, journalists from home and abroad and entrepreneur representatives. During the conference, the purpose, plans and organizations of the Initiative were elaborated in detail. And the very first report, South China Sea Situations: Retrospect & Prospect, was released, which showed Chinese expert team’s latest views on the key issues such as the militarization of South China Sea, consultations of South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) and cooperation of resource exploration and development.
2019-04-08 | BY Hu Bo
The Chinese government continues to exercise some restraint on the South China Sea issue. It has made no radical moves other than tracking, expelling and protesting against increasing US military operations in the South China Sea. With regard to the construction on islands and reefs in the South China Sea, military deployment on these islands and reefs has not been proceeded as fast as expected...
2019-04-08 | BY Hu Bo
It is imperative that China and the US enhance the quality of maritime strategic dialogue. To date, China and the US has not held any in-depth substantial talks over the situation of the South China Sea. Both sides are still reiterating their positions through various mechanisms, including the US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (2+2). China asks the US not to violate China’s sovereignty...