Chinese Expansionism

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo dismisses most of Beijing's claims in the South China Sea as 'illegal'

Mike Pompeo said that “Beijing has failed to put forth a lawful, coherent maritime claim in the South China Sea,” and so the United States was rejecting any Chinese claim to waters beyond a 12-nautical mile territorial sea

ASEAN Summit: Southeast Asian nations discuss ways to tackle Chinese expansionism in South China Sea

Southeast Asian nations feuded over how to respond to Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea, with Vietnam insisting on a tough stance but Cambodia lobbying hard for Beijing, diplomats said

Tribunal slams China on South China Sea, but Beijing couldn't care less

After China's refusal to adhere to the Hague-based PCA's ruling on the South China Sea, the region can expect more turbulence with Beijing perhaps prepared to even cross the red line.

The Guns of August are worse in 2014 than in 1914. Be afraid, be very afraid

World War I, which was really a European War, saw untold horrors. But the world today presents an even more dangerous scenario, with civilisations pitted against one another. Small actors like ISIS are now able to terrorise the world.