(BGF) - According to the Voice of America, Chinese officials were warning against any joint military patrols or exercises between Vietnam and the Philippines in the disputed Spratly Islands, which China calls Nansha. China has claimed that it has "indisputable...

(BGF) - In China government's official website, it warned the joint military exercises and joint patrol over the Spratly Islands of neighbor countries, the Philippines and Vietnam, and described these activities as "illegal", which infringed upon its sovereignty over...

(BGF) - China's "nine-dashed line" maritime claims in the South China Sea has been a key source of disputes with its neighbors, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia.  M. Taylor Fravel, an Associate Professor of Political Science and member of the Security Studies...

(BGF) - The Strait Times reported Vietnam's acquisition of more fighter weapons to counter a potential adversary of superior military capability. This initiative shows that Vietnam would be no pushover to try seizing the South China Sea. Click here to read the full...

(BGF) - The Wall Street Journal reported the fared tensions in the potentially resource-rich South China Sea as China warned its neighbors to stop looking for oil while Vietnam accused China of sabotaging a seismic survey boat. Beijing has contributed to mounting...