The Diplomat

China’s Live-Fire Drill Near Okinotorishima Tests Japan’s Maritime Nerves

The exercise highlights growing China-Russia naval interoperability while exposing competing interpretations of maritime law.
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China’s Navy, the West Pacific and the Role of Okinotorishima

The atoll of Okinotorishima (known also as Oki-no-Tori Shima Island and Parece Vela) is Japan’s southernmost territory, located at 20° 25’ north latitude, 136° 04’ east longitude. It is the only ...
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Japan Is Spending $107 Million to Rebuild a Tiny Pacific Island

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