Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

As China jumps back into island building, Vietnam has continued to expand its own outposts in the South China Sea. New imagery shows Hanoi is up to 2,771 acres of artificial land and is beginning to construct specialized infrastructure: https://cs.is/49hWc6I

Home | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative The center of gravity in world affairs has shifted to Asia. No other region will do more to determine whether the 21st century will be a peaceful one.

Ship tracking data shows that Beijing now maintains a regular coastguard presence around Taiwan-administered Pratas Island in the South China Sea. https://cs.is/3POSIld

Home | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative The center of gravity in world affairs has shifted to Asia. No other region will do more to determine whether the 21st century will be a peaceful one.

AIS data shows Beijing’s “central management platform” has relocated from the China-South Korea PMZ to Weihai shipyard, though two of its aquaculture cages remain. Get the latest updates from AMTI and Beyond Parallel: https://cs.is/4qVZ6Vq

China quietly upgrades its Spratly outposts with new antenna arrays, ISR radomes, and mobile EW systems—expanding its ability to monitor and control the South China Sea. https://cs.is/4rDrRr0