In September, Chinese government forces allegedly assaulted Vietnamese fishermen in the contested Paracel Islands, leaving several with broken limbs. This prompted a rare public protest from Hanoi.

Members of PLA command that oversees the East China Sea, where the neighbours have a territorial dispute, will meet Japanese defence officials. 13 Jan 2025 - 8:04PM videocam 4 ...

a China Coast Guard ship is seen near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. Credit: Japan Coast Guard Once a month, China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol vessels make regular ...

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. Tensions have risen to ...

Beijing has defied Tokyo’s repeated demands to remove a buoy set up within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the East China Sea, leaving the impasse in uncharted waters for about 10 months.