For years, the US Navy has been conducting Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea—a region that has been a constant source of friction between China and the US. China had been raising concerns for years; however, Beijing has now decided to challenge the US Navy operations in … Continue reading China Challenges U.S. Navy’s ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’; Questions Legal Basis Of American South China Sea FON OPs