Zachary Haver, Author at Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Sansha City and Corporate Activity in the South China Sea

By Zachary Haver | September 22, 2020 | Categories: AMTI Update

On August 26, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 24 Chinese companies to the Entity List for their activities in the South China Sea. The bureau targeted these entities specifically for “their role in helping the Chinese military construct and militarize the internationally condemned artificial islands in the South China […]

Sansha and the Expansion of China’s South China Sea Administration

By Zachary Haver | May 12, 2020 | Categories: AMTI Update

On April 18, China’s State Council announced its decision to establish two new districts in Sansha City, a prefecture-level city (地级市) headquartered on Woody Island which governs the bulk of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Some observers may dismiss the creation of these districts as a symbolic but ultimately inconsequential demonstration of […]