Tran Truong Thuy, Author at Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Construction in the South China Sea: A Comparative View

By Tran Truong Thuy | February 18, 2015 | Categories: China, International Law, Land Reclamation, Taiwan, Vietnam

Much has been written and reported on China’s recent land reclamation and mass construction activities in the Paracel and Spratly Islands, which raise alarm about Chinese plans to alter the status quo in the South China Sea. Of course, Chinese and even Taiwanese officials and scholars have put forward complaints that it is unfair to […]

Land Reclamation: A South China Sea Game Changer

By Tran Truong Thuy | December 10, 2014 | Categories: China, South China Sea

It is widely reported that China is conducting land reclamation on six of its seven occupied features in the Spratlys in the South China Sea, transforming the submerged reefs and rocks into full-pledged islands with airstrips, harbors and other military and civilian structures. Once reclamation works are completed, Fiery Cross Reef alone will be at […]