
Ships and bases still matter—but wallets and factories may matter even more.
Beijing’s campaign to marginalize Taiwan is a layered way of changing the status quo through language, procedure, and coerced compliance.
For everyone watching China’s rise at sea, the Yellow Sea dispute is a preview, not a sideshow.
From Galápagos to Ghana to the West Philippine Sea, it is clear that China’s fishing fleet is being used as an instrument of power.
Ships and bases still matter—but wallets and factories may matter even more.
Beijing’s campaign to marginalize Taiwan is a layered way of changing the status quo through language, procedure, and coerced compliance.
For everyone watching China’s rise at sea, the Yellow Sea dispute is a preview, not a sideshow.
From Galápagos to Ghana to the West Philippine Sea, it is clear that China’s fishing fleet is being used as an instrument of power.