China released a new map for its southernmost city of Sansha as the country works to consolidate its control over the strategically important waters of the South China Sea. The city comprises two disputed island chains – the Paracels and the Spratlys, known respectively as the Xisha and Nansha Islands in Chinese – and an … Read more
Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! Frictions in the South China Sea have shown no sign of easing, raising concerns that tensions will continue to bedevil one of the world’s busiest maritime waterways. … Read more
The release of the latest regulatory document, effective from June 15, coincided with a civilian mission from the Philippines that kicked off on Wednesday to assert Manila’s claims near the contested Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal. Beijing and Manila both claim the China-controlled shoal – once a common fishing ground for China, the … Read more
The Philippines has accused Chinese fishermen of poisoning the Scarborough Shoal with cyanide. “These Chinese fishermen use cyanide,” Nazario Briguera, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, said on Saturday, according to local media reports. Scarborough Shoal lies off the northwestern Philippines. It is located in a tiny and uninhabited region in … Read more
