South China Sea Connect
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We work to make the South China Sea Connected and the Connector of the #IndoPacific. Tweets not endorsement, right?
Hanoi, Vietnam
Joined April 2020
[Young Leaders Program 2025] BY THE NUMBERS, IN THE MOMENTS 🌊We look forward to seeing the continued contributions of promising #YoungLeaders & students to intl research & #SouthChinaSea studies in the future. 🌊Thank you & until next time! #YLP25 #SCSC17 #DAV #UiU
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US @WhiteHouse press secretary Karoline Leavitt: acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the US; Pres. @RealDonaldTrump is considering a range of options to pursue this goal, incl. utilizing the U.S. military.
asia.nikkei.com
European leaders reject US takeover of mineral-rich Arctic island
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Quad Ambassadors in China reportedly met at the US Embassy in Beijing Dec 30, 2025 - a “rare” publicized meeting in Beijing. @USAmbChina said the Quad (🇺🇸-🇦🇺-🇯🇵-🇮🇳)continued to be strong.
The Quad is a force for good working to maintain a free and open Indopacific. It is always great to meet with the Quad Ambassadors here in Beijing. The 🇺🇸-🇦🇺-🇮🇳-🇯🇵 relationship continues to be strong.
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@MOFCOM_China Director-General Kanai Masaaki of @MofaJapan_en’s Asian & Oceanian Affairs Bureau “strongly protested & demanded” the withdrawal of China’s measures, stating that these measures only target Japan & are absolutely “unacceptable & deeply regrettable”.
mofa.go.jp
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China’s Commerce Ministry @MOFCOM_China Jan 6 announced an immediately effective ban on exports of dual-use items (goods, software, technologies & certain rare earths) to Japan that could enhance Japan’s military capabilities.
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Viet Nam’s Cinema Department Jan 3 required Netflix to immediately remove the film “Shine on me” from its website and app due to multiple “U-shaped line” map displayed, which are inaccurate & violate Viet Nam’s national sovereignty. https://t.co/o4Ji0kkEGD.
vietnamnews.vn
The Cinema Department of Vietnam has required Netflix to immediately remove the film “Shine on me” from its website and app within 24 hours from 9 p.m. on January 3, 2026, and to submit a report on...
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@eu_eeas @MofaJapan_en Philippines Department of Defense @dndphl also issued a statement voicing “deep concerns” over China’s "heightened coercion” around #Taiwan “undermining” peace & affirming the peaceful management of disputes.
READ | Statement of the Secretary of National Defense on China's actions around Taiwan👇 #DNDPHL #BagongPilipinas
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@eu_eeas The @MofaJapan_en Press Sec.Toshihiro Dec 31 issued a statement expressing concerns over “increased tensions” by “the Chinese side” & affirming the importance of peace & stability of Taiwan Strait.
mofa.go.jp
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The EU @eu_eeas Dec 30 issued a statement criticizing China’ drills “further increasing” cross-strait tensions & "endangering" intl peace & stability, stressing EU’s “direct interests” in the status quo of #TaiwanStrait.
eeas.europa.eu
China’s recent military exercise further increases cross-strait tensions and endangers international peace and stability. Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are of strategic importance for...
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China’s "Justice Mission 2025" drills around #TaiwanStrait Dec 29 mobilized Army, Navy, Air Force & Rocket Force to conduct on sea-air combat readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, blockade on key areas, & all-dimensional deterrence.
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Malaysian Naval vessel KD Kelantan (PV175) reportedly shadowed a China Coast Guard vessel at South Luconia Shoals Dec 31, according to @StarboardIntel.
INTRUSIVE PATROL: 🇲🇾Royal Malaysian Navy patrol ship KD Kelantan is shadowing 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 5304 as it conducts an intrusive patrol at South Luconia Shoals inside #Malaysia's exclusive economic zone. 🚢Ship tracking by @StarboardIntel [🧵1/5]
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China's Ministry of Natural Resources Dec 29 released a report on coral reef ecology of #ScarboroughShoal - reportedly the 2nd official report of its kind this year, stating “incursions" by relevant countries adversely affected the health of ecology here.
globaltimes.cn
Military activities, including live-fire exercises conducted by relevant countries in the waters around China's Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island) in the South China Sea from the 1960s to...
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The @USTradeRep’s notice Dec 23: the US will increase tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports on Jun 23, 2027; new tariffs will be announced at least 1 month in advance + added to the existing 50 %. https://t.co/ik49adZTjp
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The 19th annual US-China Defense Policy Coordination Talks Dec 15-16: @DeptofWar supports a wider range of military-to-military communications with China; US interests in #IndoPacific are significant, but also "scoped & reasonable".
war.gov
Mr. Alvaro Smith, deputy assistant secretary of war for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, met with China's Major General Ye Jiang, deputy director of the Central Military Commission Office for International
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The US & ASEAN held the 2nd ASEAN-US maritime exercise (AUMX-2) on Batam Island, Indonesia Dec 10-13, focusing on info sharing, formation maneuvering, real-time coordinated incident response & implementation of maritime security coop operations.
en.qdnd.vn
PANO - On the morning of December 10, the second ASEAN - U.S. maritime exercise (AUMX-2) was kick-started on Batam Island, Indonesia, with the participation of representatives from the navies of all...
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Philippines & Taiwan Coast Guards Dec 12 held a bilateral meeting on maritime security on the occasion of 🇹🇼Coast Guard Attaché to 🇵🇠Commander Andrew Yen’s visit to the PCG’s Maritime Security Law Enforcement Command (MARSLEC), reported @navalnews.  https://t.co/TQdqqTThvb
navalnews.com
Philippine and Taiwanese Coast Guard officials met in Manila this week to discuss potential maritime security cooperation activities.
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PCG spox @jaytaryela later: CCG Dec 12 fired water cannon & conducted “dangerous blocking maneuvers” & “deliberately cut anchor lines” of PH boats at #SabinaShoal; at least 3 PH fishermen suffered physical injuries & 2 boats suffered “ significant damage”.
PCG Successfully Renders Assistance to Harassed Filipino Fishermen at Escoda Shoal Amid Aggressive Actions by Chinese Vessels The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) today announced the successful deployment of its multi-role response vessels, MRRV-4403 and MRRV-4411, to the vicinity
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command Dec 12 announced they organized naval & air forces to “track, monitor, sternly warn, & resolutely expel” several Philippines small aircraft at #Scarborough Shoal.
globaltimes.cn
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command organized naval and air forces to track and monitor, sternly warn, and resolutely expel several small aircraft of the Philippines...
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The @US7thFleet naval ships, USS Tripoli & USS Robert Smalls, is paying a four-day friendship visit to Da Nang, Viet Nam Dec 8-11 and engaging in professional exchanges & sports activities with Vietnamese counterparts.
news.tuoitre.vn
Two vessels from the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and the guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls with nearly 2,300 crew members, arrived in Da Nang City on Monday...
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Viet Nam & Japan Dec 4 held the 1st-ever 2+2 Vice-Ministerial Consultation, affirming the importance of ASEAN’s centrality & promoting bilateral coop in shared issues, with an MoU on Search & Rescue & a Letter of intent on training coop signed.
en.nhandan.vn
Viet Nam and Japan held their first Foreign and Defence Vice-Ministerial Consultation in Tokyo on December 4, engaging in frank and open discussions on diplomatic and security ties as well as broader...
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Blue maritime security (biodiversity, human security, livelihoods & so on) opens opportunities for #ASEAN leadership in building regional norms & unity, wrote Satria Rizaldi Alchatib (PhD Candidate, Victoria Uni of Wellington & Young Leader of #YLP25)
factsasia.org
Depending on the way actors perceive it, the South China Sea can be a battlefield of narratives or a medium of cooperative exercise. This is where ASEAN centrality gains momentum....Its unique...
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