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Ray Powell

@gordianknotray

SeaLight.live Director / Co-host of @IndoPacPodcast
#osint #southchinasea #grayzone #podcast

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Powell said the Chinese government could be using the rig in a "salami-slicing" strategy to incrementally expand its presence in the PMZ. "[South Korea] may suspect there is more happening there than just aquaculture, such as signals intelligence operations," he said. "A classic

Powell said the Chinese government could be using the rig in a "salami-slicing" strategy to incrementally expand its presence in the PMZ. "[South Korea] may suspect there is more happening there than just aquaculture, such as signals intelligence operations," he said.

"A classic
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ The latest episode of China Global discusses evolving disputes between China and South Korea over the Yellow Sea. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ With GMF Indo-Pacific host Bonnie Glaser / ่‘›ไพ†ๅ„€ and guest Ray Powell ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen Now: bit.ly/3S239jv

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ The latest episode of China Global discusses evolving disputes between China and South Korea over the Yellow Sea. 

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ With <a href="/GMFAsia/">GMF Indo-Pacific</a> host <a href="/BonnieGlaser/">Bonnie Glaser / ่‘›ไพ†ๅ„€</a> and guest <a href="/GordianKnotRay/">Ray Powell</a>

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen Now: bit.ly/3S239jv
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ What is the strategic significance of the Yellow Sea for China? ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ On the latest episode of China Global, Ray Powell joins GMF host Bonnie Glaser / ่‘›ไพ†ๅ„€ to discuss maritime disputes between China and South Korea over the Yellow Sea. Watch Now: youtu.be/ficfGXfd8UA

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New satellite imagery from AMTI and CSIS Korea Chair reveals three Chinese maritime structures deployed inside the Yellow Sea's South Korea-China Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) without prior approval from South Korea. Learn more: beyondparallel.csis.org/chinese-platfoโ€ฆ

New satellite imagery from <a href="/AsiaMTI/">AMTI</a> and <a href="/CSISKoreaChair/">CSIS Korea Chair</a> reveals three Chinese maritime structures deployed inside the Yellow Sea's South Korea-China Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) without prior approval from South Korea. 

Learn more: beyondparallel.csis.org/chinese-platfoโ€ฆ
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Center for Strategic and International Studies: Chinese Platforms in the Yellow Seaโ€™s South Korea-China PMZ | beyondparallel.csis.org/chinese-platfoโ€ฆ CSIS

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๐Ÿšจ#SOUTHCHINASEA INTRUSIVE SURVEY UPDATE: ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ#China's research ship Bei Diao 996 continues its systematic survey operations in contested #SouthChinaSea waters, with ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ#Vietnam's fisheries vessel Kiem Ngu 471 maintaining persistent shadowing operations. Latest data shows the

๐Ÿšจ#SOUTHCHINASEA INTRUSIVE SURVEY UPDATE: ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ#China's research ship Bei Diao 996 continues its systematic survey operations in contested #SouthChinaSea waters, with ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ#Vietnam's fisheries vessel Kiem Ngu 471 maintaining persistent shadowing operations. 

Latest data shows the
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"Why Should We Care if South Korea Finally Has a New President?" In Ep. 85, Ray Powell and Jim Carouso interview Professor Gordon Flake Gordon Flake, CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre, about South Korea's political transformation following six months of unprecedented turmoil. ๐Ÿ”—โฌ‡๏ธ

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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Essential listening for anyone following East Asian #geopolitics! Jim & I really enjoyed hosting this deep-dive #podcast episode, which explores #SouthKorea's remarkable democratic resilience after six months of political chaos--from Yoon Suk-yeol's shocking martial law

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญInstitute for the Study of War: "Maritime security researcher Ray Powell assessed that the PRC maritime militia and CCG presence around #ScarboroughShoal has increased significantly since 2024, and Philippine government vessels are now largely unable to reach the atoll due to PRC ships

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Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) Total of 4 China Maritime Militia Vessels. 8:25 AM June 28, 2025 PHST #BajodeMasinloc #ScarboroughShoal #MaritimeAwareness #DailyAwareness

Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) Total of  4 China Maritime Militia Vessels. 
8:25 AM June 28, 2025 PHST        

#BajodeMasinloc #ScarboroughShoal #MaritimeAwareness #DailyAwareness
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To further Ray Powell point about PRC encroachment, this is the last six months of activity by PRC survey ships in the SCS. You can clearly see that they are operating at the edge or within VN and PH respective EEZs.

To further <a href="/GordianKnotRay/">Ray Powell</a> point about PRC encroachment, this is the last six months of activity by PRC survey ships in the SCS. You can clearly see that they are operating at the edge or within VN and PH respective EEZs.
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The work that Ray Powell does at SeaLight and the Why Should We Care: Indo-Pacific Pod has been critical to the open source intelligence communityโ€™s ability to track and understand the role of Chinese coercive actions below the threshold of conflict. ๐Ÿ‘

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๐Ÿšจ MARITIME GRAY ZONE ALERT: ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท#SouthKorea contesting ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ#China's Latest Intrusive Survey Operation in the #YellowSea ๐Ÿšจ #SeaLight's analysis reveals more #PRC gray zone tactics in the contested China-#ROK Provisional Measures Zone (#PMZ)--building on patterns we recently exposed

๐Ÿšจ MARITIME GRAY ZONE ALERT: ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท#SouthKorea contesting ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ#China's Latest Intrusive Survey Operation in the #YellowSea ๐Ÿšจ

#SeaLight's analysis reveals more #PRC gray zone tactics in the contested China-#ROK Provisional Measures Zone (#PMZ)--building on patterns we recently exposed
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China's BeiDao 996 is surveying 2,000 sq km of our waters again without permission! Isn't this coercion? Since mid-June, it's roamed freely inside our EEZ. just weeks earlier, Haiyang Dizhi 8 intruded on our EEZ, sparking tensions at Sea. 1/2 Duan Dang AvScanNZ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Phong Huynh