The danger from China’s Coast Guard Law On February 1, the Law on Coast Guard of the People’s Republic of China (referred to as the New Law on Coast Guard) officially took effect, which stipulates the authority to allow the…
After the Philippines sent a note protesting the Coast Guard Law passed by the State Council of China on January 22, 2021, on February 16, China declared not to apply this law to the Philippines. The law would allow Chinese…
President Trump, President elected Biden and policy towards China Since winning more than 270 electoral votes, President-elect Joe Biden has contacted leaders of allied countries, pledging to mend partnerships that have been dented over the past few years, and reasserted…
China’s latest Coast Guard Law, passed by the country’s parliament on January 22, has sparked protests from countries in the East Sea (South China Sea) and the East China Sea. This law allows China’s Coast Guard to fire at foreign…
“We will verify the information that you asked.” That was the answer of the spokeswoman Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Le Thi Thu Hang, at an online press conference on the afternoon of February 4 about a question related…
The three challenges that Vietnam’s communist regime is facing were raised by To Lam on January 27, 2021, at the discussion session of the 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in the following order. The…
After China enacted a law allowing the country’s Coast Guard to open fire on foreign ships, the two researchers told VOA that Vietnam would soon raise their objection as well as coordinate with many countries to deal with China in…
A number of the state-controlled newspapers and news sites with a lot of followers in Vietnam including Tuoi Tre, Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, VNExpress on January 19 published articles reminiscent of the Hoang Sa naval war that happened 47 years…
A document declassified by the White House on Jan. 12 shows that Vietnam is among the countries in Southeast Asia that Washington wants to promote security cooperation in its Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy with the goal of containment of…
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hits many countries around the world. While other countries are concerned about the fight against the epidemic, China still carries out aggressive and threatening actions in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the…
