China will begin requiring foreign vessels to report their call signs and cargo before sailing into its “territorial sea”—a term it applies to all the islands it claims in the South China Sea and beyond. The new regulation under China’s …
It’s one way to understand China’s maritime strategy in the Western Pacific. It’s also a way for the American sea services to plot strategy to deny China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy control of the sea, defeating Beijing’s purposes; to wrest …
“Around 220 Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) Vessels are massed at Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea” https://t.co/2nWtK3zLbg — Bill Hayton (@bill_hayton) March 20, 2021 Official press statement. Oh look, with pictures! https://t.co/VLERoFJTJN — Jay L Batongbacal (@JayBatongbacal) March …