News Home News Event Infomation:China's Maritime Ambitions in the First Island Chain and Beyond Event Infomation:China's Maritime Ambitions in the First Island Chain and Beyond Monday, November 18, 2019 On November 18, 2019, at the CSIS Headquarters in Washington DC, the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA) and Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) co-hosted a conference on maritime security challenges facing the United States, Japan, and other like-minded countries in the Indo-pacific region. The event brought together leading experts from the United States, Japan, Australia, and Singapore.