China dropped two dashes in its South China Sea map in 1953 to win Vietnam’s favour—reshaping maritime geopolitics without giving up expansive territorial claims.

The cartographer's mark was first drawn on official maps 80 years ago but has been the subject of numerous interpretations The South China Sea is claimed by almost every country in the region but its ...

Once China begins operating in a stretch of sea, reclaiming it often proves an uphill battle – just ask the Philippines or ...

Beijing ramped up Navy and Coast Guard activities in the South China Sea over the last week to counter Manila’s recent joint patrols and military exercises, according to Chinese state media. The ...

The ruling — which is binding on China — had concluded that there is no legal basis for Beijing's claim of “historic rights” through the so-called nine-dash line — a vague boundary it ...

The South China Sea. Since 1952, Beijing has claimed virtually the entire sea, everything inside what's referred to as the nine dash line. In 2023, China added a tenth dash off Taiwan.

Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing ...

India and the Philippines launched a two-day naval drill near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. What’s this ...

On July 12, nine years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its final ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The court ...

China claims most of the South China Sea, including various atolls and reefs — many of them uninhabitable — using a “nine-dash line,” a demarcation that encircles much of the sea and ...

Listen to this article Indonesia’s South China Sea strategy has long leaned heavily on legalism — emphasising its non-claimant status, adherence to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and ...