APDForum.com is the online version of Asia-Pacific Defense Forum, a professional military journal published quarterly by the Commander, United States Pacific Command. APDForum.com features news and analysis on China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, the Koreas and other Pacific nations by paid correspondents. APDForum.com and The Asia-Pacific Defense Forum provide an international forum for military personnel of the Asian and Pacific areas.

Contact Us

Current Issue

Cover-en_gb

Download PDF | Older Issues

Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, USN Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

FOLLOW APDF

Twitter_icon

Readers Poll

2012 USPACOM Forces & Exercises Poster

Poster_sidea-158_119

Poster_sideb-158_119

Older Issues

Photo Gallery

Vietnam slams China’s 10-week fishing ban in South China Sea

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed China’s 10-week unilateral ban on fishing in “most parts of the South China Sea,” claiming the ban encompasses Vietnamese waters and violates the country’s sovereignty over the Paracel archipelago.

See More Photos