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AMTI

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AMTI

@AsiaMTI

Promoting openness and exchange in maritime Asia. Follows, RTs ≠ endorsements.

Washington, DC

Joined October 2014

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Jul 2
New ship-tracking data shows China’s coast guard presence at Scarborough Shoal has doubled again in 2026 to reach all-time highs—leading to dangerous encounters with Philippine law enforcement: cs.is/4gjbxIG
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Nov 9, 2024
The Philippines is set to release new maps displaying its territorial claims in the South China Sea, in accordance with new maritime laws. @inquirerdotnet bit.ly/3ABqVxx
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Mar 1, 2025
Chinese president Xi tells Russian security advisor Shoigu that the two countries are “true friends like steel repeatedly tempered by fire.” @SCMPNews bit.ly/3EUd4UI
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Apr 29, 2025
Japan and the Philippines to start talks on "aggressive actions in the disputed Asian waters", says Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba. @AP bit.ly/42AVb6Q
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Apr 20, 2020
Vietnam protests China’s newly-established administrative districts in the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang says the move “seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty.” @Reuters cs.is/2zeaxCZ
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Aug 13, 2020
China is promoting visibility of the nine-dash line however it can, including through its publication in scientific journals. This practice can lead to misperceptions among those unfamiliar with the South China Sea disputes, writes Nguyen Thuy Anh: cs.is/32mkFGm
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Aug 14, 2020
China is believed to have deployed at least one H-6J missile-carrying bomber to Woody Island for the first time according to new photo. @thedrive cs.is/31Lq73C
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Aug 19, 2020
China has been using Covid-19 to increase its assertiveness in the South China Sea, argues Richard Heydarian, but such opportunism has sparked push-back across the region and beyond. cs.is/3dhCAjv
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Feb 12, 2024
Japan is developing a 10-year plan to support maritime authorities in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Japanese officials are discussing provision of drones, radar, patrol boats, and trainings to the four governments. bit.ly/3SUyoy1 @NHKWORLD_English
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Jul 7, 2021
China Coast Guard vessels have been contesting new Malaysian oil and gas development off the coast of Sarawak since early June, just after 16 Chinese military planes patrolled near Malaysia. Remote sensing data reveals an ongoing pressure campaign at sea: cs.is/3ABweYU
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Aug 19, 2020
AMTI has updated its map of Chinese Power Projection Capabilities in the South China Sea to account for new deployments in 2020, including KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft. Explore the new interactive map: cs.is/2yIMZ7U
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Oct 4, 2024
Vietnam condemns China for assaulting 10 fishermen near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. bit.ly/3BE2bVj @Reuters
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Mar 31, 2022
Japan will again describe the Russian-held Kuril Islands as an "illegal occupation" in an annual foreign policy report for the first time since 2003. @kyodo_english bit.ly/3NCf57V
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Apr 12, 2018
US, Japanese, and Australian naval vessels, including the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, will visit the Philippines later this week in separate visits @inquirerdotnet cs.is/2GPMkWH