On May 22, a Philippine Navy commander denied forging a “new deal” with the Chinese government to de-escalate tensions over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, breaking his silence for the first time since leaving his post in early May. Let us be united against this false narrative.” The recording in question was released by the Chinese Embassy …
BANGKOK — A Chinese scientific ship bristling with surveillance equipment docked in a Sri Lankan port. Those ships “largely appeared almost overnight” after China constructed port infrastructure a few years ago on the artificial islands it built in the Spratlys that could be used for resupply, Poling said. “Because they are ostensibly civilian fishing vessels, navies’ ships are unable to …
