OPINION | Understanding China’s efforts to bridge the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait disputes

Two Asia-Pacific flashpoints – the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait – stand at a critical juncture, but their connection is not always well understood. In the South China Sea, China has ramped up its military assertiveness against the Philippines while at the same time holding out the prospect of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/opinion-understanding-chinas-efforts-to-bridge-the-south-china-sea-and-taiwan-strait-disputes/

Cargo ship abandoned following power loss in Gulf of Tonkin; all 14 crew rescued

Vietnamese maritime authorities came to the aid of 14 individuals who abandoned a cargo vessel after it became disabled and went adrift in the Gulf of Tonkin on Sunday, S ..

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BOOK REVIEW | The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: Naval Aviation in the Vietnam War

Reading this first-rate book soon after the United States of America withdrew ignominiously, after 20 wasted years, from Afghanistan, it was more than ever difficult to u ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/book-review-the-tonkin-gulf-yacht-club-naval-aviation-in-the-vietnam-war/

Beibu Gulf develops SE Asia logistics links

Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone Planning Construction and Administration Office is striving to increase container throughput along the Beibu Gulf Rim to develop China’s southwestern gateway to Southeast Asia.

The Beibu Gulf Rim, also known as Gulf of Tonkin Economic Belt, is the area surrounding China’s southwestern coastal region around the Gulf of Tonkin. The region is part of the Chinese government’s “Go West” strategy, to boost its less developed western regions.

The “Go West” campaign, has...

https://container-news.com/beibu-gulf-develops-se-asia-logistics-links/

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