Maritime Silk Road

International Shipping, Marine Transportation, National Affairs, Overseas Shipping 26-Sep-2018

China’s Maritime Strategy: A Whole of Nation Approach

The 2016 ruling of Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) did not dissuade China from conducting activities to demonstrate its military might in South China Sea (SCS), and its obvious disregard for rules-based international order. It dispatched a naval task group in the area in early 2017 consisting of an aircraft carrier and several surface and subsurface combatants for naval drills….

Maritime Law, National Affairs 23-Mar-2018

Implementing the ASEAN-China Declaration for A Decade of Coastal and Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea (2017-2027)

Part I Introduction: Laying the foundation for ocean governance in the South China Sea maritime region, defining the concern relating to the coastal and marine environment, and prescribing the ocean governance approach. On the occasion of the 20th ASEAN-China Summit on 13-November-2017, the Heads of States/Governments of ASEAN Member States and the People’s Republic of China proclaimed 2017-2027 a decade…