China is the source of destabilization in the South China Sea and has been for the last couple decades, but Beijing’s assertiveness has less to do with its rivalry with the United States than is commonly assumed, a new report says. In the report “Dynamics of Assertiveness in the South China Sea” published by the
Not part of the armed forces. Carl Thayer, a veteran Vietnam professional, says the countrys maritime militia was just set up relatively recently. Prior to 2009, Vietnam did not have an official entity called the maritime militia, he stated. ” The role of the maritime militia and self-defence forces progressed slowly with time however to
A report released Dec. 8, 2021, by U.S. cybersecurity firm Recorded Future on supposed Chinese hacking in Southeast Asia. Unrivaled scale and scope Insikt scientists said Chinese state-sponsored groups have actually typically been highly active in targeting Chinas competing plaintiffs in the South China Sea, “with the functional pace often mirroring increased geopolitical stress.” Last
