Chinese and Vietnamese naval units clashed at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam’s account reports 64 deaths; independent scholarship confirms a naval battle but the broader...
Chinese forces attacked Vietnamese personnel at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands. The clash killed Vietnamese sailors and shifted control of the reef. The sovereignty dispute and accounts...
Chinese naval vessels departed to protect commercial shipping from piracy off Somalia. The deployment extended China’s military presence beyond East Asia and was presented as an international...
The Liaoning entered service as the PRC’s first aircraft carrier. Its commissioning signaled a new phase in naval modernization and power projection, although the carrier’s operational capability...
