{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchina-global.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fchinas-south-china-sea-push-rGcB6z1j","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"China's Push in the South China Sea","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5c1086ab-b966-4516-8e06-a31167352a58/2f4ed2d5-2bef-4993-95c7-0e6ebab0fd47/china-global-itunes-01.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/15aaf057-043f-4e65-9b6f-9a972ecc886b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"China&apos;s Push in the South China Sea\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On today’s episode of the China Global Podcast, we’re going to discuss the South China Sea. The past year has been marked by four intersecting dynamics: First, a sharp escalation of Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia operations, especially against the Philippines. Second, a resumption of large-scale Chinese island construction after nearly a decade-long pause; Third, increasingly sophisticated Chinese legal and administrative moves to consolidate and institutionalize its claims; And fourth, a deepening of the US-Philippines military partnership and the emergence of a broader network involving US allies and partners from Europe and the Indo-Pacific. \n\nTo discuss these trends, I’m delighted to have as my guest today, Dr. Collin Koh, who is a senior fellow at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies based in Nanyang Technological University in Singapore."}