Are Taiwan and the Philippines facing renewed Chinese maritime pressure?
ACLED's Asia-Pacific Analyst, Laura Sorica, looks at recent Chinese activity in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
Philippines
ACLED’s coverage of the Philippines spans rido violence and Islamist activity in the south, the Bangsamoro peace process, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the communist insurgency, and the maritime dispute in the South China Sea.
Bullets to ballots: What are the stakes and prospects for the decades-long Bangsamoro peace process?
Tomas Buenaventura, Asia-Pacific Analyst at ACLED, comments on the stakes and prospects for the decades-long Bangsamoro peace process
China’s maritime presence around Taiwan is becoming the new normal
Tensions around the island are elevated as China aims to normalize its jurisdiction claims.
Are tensions in the South China Sea rising?
ACLED's Asia-Pacific Senior Research Assistant, Tomas Buenaventura, explains how the recent confrontation between Philippine and Chinese actors in the South China Sea fits within broader tensions.
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