Year: 2024

Bullied by China at Sea, With the Broken Bones to Prove It

A violent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat tests Hanoi’s muted but resolute approach to China’s aggression in the South China Sea. By Damien Cave Photographs and Video by Linh Pham Damien Cave, who recently established The Times’s first bureau in Vietnam since the Vietnam War, reported this article from the south-central part of the country. “Nguyen …

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Oriana Skylar Mastro, Opinion | The U.S. Must Stand Up to Beijing in the South China Sea – The New York Times

By Oriana Skylar Mastro, July 27 ish, Ms. Mastro is an expert on Chinese politics and military policy. “Over the past 15 years, China has expanded its once-minimal military presence in the South China Sea into a significant one. Beijing has laid claim to nearly all of the strategic waterway, a vital shipping lifeline for the …

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China’s Anguished Debate: Do Its Children Have a Crime Problem?

China has been considered relatively progressive on juvenile justice. But several high-profile killings have prompted calls for the law to come down more harshly on minors. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing June 26, 2024, 12:43 a.m. ET For nearly two years, Gong Junli has been waiting. Since his 8-year-old daughter, Xinyue, was stabbed multiple times and …

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