President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an increasingly assertive China as the U.S. leader held his first face-to-face White House summit since taking office.

While there is a widely accepted international law of the sea, reflected in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the great powers of the world are divided over competing and, in some cases, incompatible, domestic maritime laws or interpretations…

Photo Source: WW2 Database Of the many myths that surround the history of the South China Sea/West Philippines Sea, one of the hardest to dispel is the idea that during the Second World War, the Western allies promised the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands…

Chinese and Vietnamese navy chiefs also vow to improve information sharing and boost cooperation.

Amid continuing Chinese incursions in Philippine waters in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian nations and China underscore the need for an 'environment conducive' for negotiations on the proposed Code of Conduct in the sea that, according to a diplomatic…

The #PCA has published its Contribution to the 2021 Report of the #UN Secretary-General on Oceans and the Law of the Sea detailing its recent work on #UNCLOS Annex VII #arbitrations and other activities in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea.…

FM Qin Gang & I also exchanged views on regional & global issues, including on ASEAN, Myanmar, Ukraine, and South China Sea.

Indonesian Air Force confirmed that USAF Stratotanker landed at Bali (17/2) for air refueling exercises with 🇮🇩F-16s

This is a very unique opportunity as we never operate tankers with flying boom

The last time they did it was in 2018 during the delivery…

Australian Defense Minister @RichardMarlesMP visited a military camp in Maguindanao today to observe an ongoing joint exercise on counterterrorism between PH-Australian armies 📸 @TeamAFP

LOOK: Defense Security Corporation Agency (DSCA) Director James Hursch paid a courtesy visit to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, CG Admiral Artemio M Abu, at the National Headquarters, Port Area, Manila, today, 23 February 2023.

If Japan and the U.S. become involved in a conflict between China and Taiwan, they would be able to prevent Beijing's takeover of the island, but at a heavy cost to their military personnel and equipment, think tank simulations show. (via @NikkeiAsia)

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New paper by ASPI's @zhubochubo breaks down the potential effects of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, and contingencies if China gains control of different islands in the South China Sea. 🛳️🇹🇼

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#China continues to operate two coast guard ships deep in #Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone near Luconia Shoals (Beting Patinggi Ali), including the world’s largest—CCG 5901—which weighs in at 12,000 tons and has approached within 50nm of Malaysia’s coastline.…

“The #Philippines now is different from during Duterte’s time. They learned lessons from the Duterte administration – that by working with #China, they lost out on the #SouthChinaSea but were not gaining anything economically.” -- @CollinSLKoh
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