China maritime militia

Over 200 Chinese ships occupied Whitsun Reef for several weeks. Only a handful remain.

The use of civilian ships to support combat could expand the military’s reach but blur targeting rules in wartime.

China’s gray zone tactics around the Senkaku Islands are even more dangerous than similar moves in the South China Sea. How is Japan responding?  

Vietnam’s development of so-called maritime militias continues to surface in the headlines within its wider range of capabilities.

Sending in the troops is not unthinkable, but China's government has many other options at its disposal.

Philippine crew rescued by Vietnamese fishermen in disputed South China Sea waters.

How China thinks about and acts in the maritime gray zone, and what that means for the region’s future.  

An organizational reshuffle and new leadership both point to a more muscular, more assertive CCG.

China’s increased capability for joint operations means Taiwan must rethink the Chinese military threat.

There is no problem in the “gray zone” because the “gray zone” does not exist.

Images show Chinese Maritime Militia, not Barges, but Filipino Fishermen still blocked from Shoal.