Tanmen Militia’s Leading Role in the 2014 Haiyang Shiyou (HYSY)-981 Oil Rig Standoff, Spratly Features Construction, and Beyond By Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson Our series on the leading maritime militias of Hainan Province continues with this second installment in a two-part in-depth examination of the maritime militia of Tanmen Township. Since its founding … Continue reading From Frontier to Frontline: Tanmen Maritime Militia’s Leading Role Pt. 2