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National Institute for South China Sea Studies

National Institute for South China Sea Studies
The latest news and top stories on the National Institute for South China Sea Studies. A prominent Haikou City, Hainan Province-based academic research institute and national professional think tank, the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS) is dedicated to research on South China Sea issues and related academic exchanges. Its main areas of focus include maritime law, international relations, marine economy, and ocean governance.
Scarborough Shoal, a contested South China Sea hotspot, has been declared a “national nature reserve” by Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
South China Sea

China to build monitoring station near disputed Scarborough Shoal

Beijing’s ecological initiatives around the South China Sea flashpoint have been a growing source of tension with Manila and Washington.

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China's military weapons

In Focus | Beyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model

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China's military weapons

Is China building a new type of attack submarine? Images hint at stealth gains

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China's military weapons

Is China building a bigger support ship for its future Type 004 carrier group?

New satellite imagery offers insight into how Beijing plans to keep future strike groups supplied at sea.

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Analysts are examining satellite imagery of China’s Comec Longxue shipyard near Guangzhou for insight into how China’s navy plans to operate. Photo: Google Earth
South China Sea

How Beijing’s islands of control are reshaping the South China Sea

Ten years after the Hague’s tribunal ruling, Beijing’s island-building strategy has effectively eclipsed the 2016 decision, observers say.

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South China Sea

Beijing’s plan to solve South China Sea disputes, 10 years after Hague ruling

China should keep engaging in good-faith diplomacy and use International Organisation for Mediation to help ease tensions, analysts say.

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Will Manila and Hanoi’s maritime deal challenge Beijing in the South China Sea?

A new cooperation agreement chips away at China’s bilateral negotiation tactic, but experts say its value is mostly symbolic.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
South China Sea

Japan’s ‘destructive potential’ in South China Sea may eclipse the US: analyst

Japan’s recent firing of an anti-ship missile was first time it had shown its ‘military muscle’ since World War II, security round table told.

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South China Sea

Is China’s island-building push at Antelope Reef nearing the finish line?

Satellite images suggest construction at the South China Sea atoll, now Beijing’s biggest outpost in the Paracels, is entering a new phase.

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Open Questions series

Open Questions | Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

Leading Chinese expert says more fixed facilities could be built in the South China Sea if ‘external forces leave us no choice’.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
China-India relations

As China-India diplomats shake hands, it’s no holds barred on social media. Why?

As economic and travel links recover, digital battles threaten to undermine official efforts to repair ties six years after deadly clashes.

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Business representatives from India buy official licensed merchandise relating to the 2026 Fifa World Cup at a store in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, in June. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
South China Sea

Beijing slams Manila’s South China Sea claims ahead of 2016 Hague anniversary

Philippines’ claims lack historical and legal basis, state-affiliated think tank says in another critique of maritime dispute.

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Taiwan

Is Beijing preparing for submarine action with maritime survey east of Taiwan?

US military experts warn that oceanographic surveys like the Xiang Yang Hong 22 mission should be regarded as ‘inherently dual-use’.

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China-India relations

Bollywood drops Beijing as a villain – is a Russia-China-India axis next?

Softening portrayal of China in a movie about 2020 border clashes hints at warming ties, which Moscow wants to take further.

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Moscow's vision of a Russia-India-China strategic triangle will only become a reality if the two Asian giants can learn to get on better, observers say. Photo: AFP
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Are Japan-Philippines talks a maritime red line for China’s blue-water ambitions?

Analysts warn the Tokyo-Manila boundary negotiations will be seen in Beijing as an attempt to challenge its position on Taiwan.

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Beijing responded to the announcement of the maritime boundary talks by sending its coastguard into new waters east of Taiwan on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Why have Japan and the Philippines’ maritime boundary talks angered China?

A new flashpoint has opened up in the western Pacific Ocean with Beijing expected to strengthen its presence in the waters east of Taiwan.

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South China Sea

Why the largest-ever US-Philippine drill, and Japan’s role, makes China uneasy

The scale of this year’s Balikatan exercise has been described as part of a trend that will ‘exacerbate regional instability’.

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Why military base on contested Paracels will be of ‘limited’ value to Beijing

Chinese observers weigh in amid rising concern over Beijing’s land reclamation activities at Antelope Reef.

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Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracels is believed to be China’s most significant reclamation project in the strategic waters since it declared a halt to such activities about a decade ago. Photo: Handout
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South China Sea expert warns 2026 code of conduct is ‘simply not achievable’

The agreement ‘cannot be successfully negotiated’ while rival claimant Philippines holds Asean chair, Chinese analyst Wu Shicun says.

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China's military weapons

Why the growing network of American MQ-9 drones is a challenge for China

Reapers can carry out both reconnaissance and strike missions and an increasing number of US allies and partners are buying them.

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South China Sea

How Manila’s ‘naming and shaming’ challenges Beijing’s South China Sea stance

Analysts say the Philippines’ approach of ‘assertive transparency’ may be wearing thin at home and in the region.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
South China Sea

Beijing seeks ‘fair and just maritime order’ in South China Sea

Vice-minister Sun Weidong says China rejects 2016 arbitration ruling on disputed waters because it breaches fundamentals in international law.

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A Chinese coastguard vessel (right) fires its water cannon at the Philippine’s BRP Datu Pagbuaya in the South China Sea on October 12. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard via AP
China-India relations

Indian airbase on China border is infrastructure upgrade, not a threat: analysts

Fighter-capable station near Line of Actual Control believed unlikely to derail thaw, with Beijing still holding edge in disputed area.

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South China Sea

How a Japan-Philippines defence pact could become a ‘template’ to deter China

PLA sends bomber over South China Sea for ‘routine patrol’ after the Philippines steps up joint drills with allies in the region.

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South China Sea

China’s 5-year plan charts rise to global sea power while countering US

Aspirations outlined at the fourth plenum stress ‘Chinese-style modernisation’ and maritime development amid rising geopolitical tensions.

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Fishing boats head out to the East China Sea on the first day after a fishing moratorium ended in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on September 16. Photo: AFP
Science

Beijing could build research lab at Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea expert says

Founding president at National Institute for South China Sea Studies says Beijing’s moves signal a warning over ‘infringements’.

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The Chinese military carries out combat readiness patrols in the waters and airspace around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in January. Photo: Weibo/ 玉淵譚天
South China Sea

Collision between Chinese ships expected to escalate tension in South China Sea

Analysts predict China will move to restore its image at sea while ramping up exercises to improve navy-coastguard coordination.

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