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2026-04-17 | BY Bao Yinan
Against the backdrop of the lack of substantive progress in the U.S.-Iran talks held in Islamabad over the weekend of April 11-12, the U.S. military has been imposing a formal maritime blockade on traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports as well as the Iranian coast since April 13.
2026-02-06 | BY Bao Yinan
February 1, 2026 marks the fifth anniversary of the official implementation of the Coast Guard Law of the People’s Republic of China. On January 30, Zhang Jianming, the Director of the China Coast Guard, briefed the public on the progress of maritime rights protection and law enforcement since the law’s enactment.
2026-02-04 | BY Mu Jiahao
Since December 2025, the US has boarded and seized 7 tankers involved in Venezuelan oil transportation and trade within “international waters” of the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic. This series of seizures should be viewed as an extension of the maritime blockade against Venezuela initiated by the US in December 2025, albeit with a broader scope and involving more nations. Among the 7 seized tankers, some were owned by US-sanctioned entities, others had transported crude oil to countries such as Russia and Iran, and several even had connections to China. The legal basis cited by the US for this series of seizures combines domestic and international law, encompassing unilateral sanctions alongside counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism measures. Understanding this “hybrid lawfare” initiated by the US in the Caribbean is key to comprehending the US maritime strategy.
2026-02-04 | BY Bao Yinan
February 1, 2026 marks the fifth anniversary of the official implementation of the Coast Guard Law of the People’s Republic of China. On January 30, Zhang Jianming, the Director of the China Coast Guard, briefed the public on the progress of maritime rights protection and law enforcement since the law’s enactment.
2025-11-22 | BY SCSPI
2025年11月17日，新加坡南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际问题研究院（RSIS）院长库马尔·拉马克里什纳（Kumar Ramakrishna)一行到访“南海战略态势感知计划”（SCSPI），并与SCSPI举行SCSPI-RSIS第六次南海圆桌会议。