the biggest outpost in the Spratly chain. "Nanshan Island, being relatively distant from a strong Chinese maritime presence nearby, faces less interference or pressure from the Chinese coastguard ...

Chinese maritime capabilities have improved to the point that pushing the U.S. out of the strategically important “first island chain”—the strategic line ... when its official cartographers drew ...

which is west of the Spratly Islands.B. vaderi are bottom dwellers that feed on dead animals, recycling nutrients as part of the deep-sea food chain, Sidabalok said.She noted that Bathynomus ...

which is west of the Spratly Islands. B. vaderi are bottom dwellers that feed on dead animals, recycling nutrients as part of the deep-sea food chain, Sidabalok said. She noted that Bathynomus’ ...