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Latest Articles about East China Sea
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China’s ‘Eternal Prosperity’: Is Island Expansion a Precursor to South China Sea ADIZ?
The expansion of a military airstrip and high-level visit from China’s naval chief this month have put a small island in the middle of the South China Sea back in the international media limelight (Xinhua, October 7; Global Times, October 16). Woody Island, known in... MORE
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Power to the Provinces: The Devolution of China’s Maritime Rights Protection
In March 2013, China passed legislation integrating four of its five maritime law enforcement (MLE) agencies into the newly-created China Coast Guard, under the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) (see also China Brief, March 28, 2013). [1] This decision, long called for by people both in... MORE