Weekly News 22/11 - 29/11

- (The Australian 27/11) China learns to deploy its soft power- far from being the new master of the universe, China is misunderstood by other nations and misunderstands them. It is burdened by nationalism, and needs space and time to develop into a team player - Wang Yuzhu, a top international affairs expert in Beijing. - (Ground Report 27/11) Global War in the China Sea - Regular wars are about...

22/11/2010

Weekly News 29/11 - 6/12

- (Jakarta Globe 2/12) Asean Navigating Rough Waters in Sino-American Standoff Over Seas - Three main factors are responsible for rising tensions in the area: Increasing friction over access to fishing and potential energy resources as a result of overlapping Exclusive Economic Zones, rapid modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Navy and most importantly, the equivocal nature of Chinese claims...

29/11/2010

Weekly News 6/12 - 13/12

- (RSIS) Yang Fang: China's Position on the South China Sea: Problems and Progress - China’s South China Sea policy is not clear enough and has always been criticised by regional countries. While it may not change its South China Sea policy fundamentally, China seems to be  lately adopting a more open-minded approach. - (Asahi Shimbun 10/12) China envoy: Talk to North yourself - An Interview with...

06/12/2010

Weekly News 13/12 - 20/12

- (Australian Strategic Policy Institute 16/12) Carl Ungerer, Ian Storey and Sam Bateman, Making mischief: The return of the South China Sea dispute - This report examines the rising tensions in the South China Sea that are creating a difficult set of questions for Australian strategic policy. In order to examine the origins and implications of this conflict, the paper provides an analysis of the complex...

13/12/2010

Weekly News 20/12 - 27/12

- (Beijing Review 24/12) Stick to the Path of Peaceful Development - By Dai Bingguo, the author is a state councilor of China - (News.Scotsman 23/12) China replaces leading diplomat - Vice foreign minister Zhang Zhijun took over as the ministry's Communist Party secretary, putting him in line to take over from foreign minister Yang Jiechi. - (China Daily 22/12) Drilling deep for energy - "The South...

20/12/2010

Weekly News 27/12 - 3/1

-(Asahi Shimbun 31/12) China's scenario to seize isles in South China Sea - Its military has drawn up an internal tactical plan to seize control of islands in the South China Sea that are now under the effective control of other nations, sources said. -(International Business Times 30/12) China's new missile won't block U.S., admiral says - China's new anti-ship "aircraft carrier killer" missile has...

20/12/2010

Weekly News 3/1 - 10/1

-(Los Angles Times 7/1) China's development of stealth fighter takes U.S. by surprise - The emergence of what is said to be a prototype jet, along with news of advances on an anti-ship missile, raises concerns about China's military intentions and the threat it poses to the U.S. in the Pacific -(Xinhua 6/1) China adds patrol ships to safeguard maritime interests -(The Jakarta Post 6/1) Foreign policy...

03/01/2011

Weekly News 10/1 - 17/1

- (CSIS 11/1) Ernest Z. Bower, Hu Jintao’s Visit and the South China Sea: “Whose/Hu’s Core Interests?” - (GMA News 14/1) Veteran diplomat asks: Where in the world is the Philippines? - Severino’s book shows that despite several revisions and laws related to territory, the most basic question on the area of Philippine jurisdiction remains ambiguous. As a result, Severino said, “Philippine law-enforcement...

10/01/2011

Weekly News 17/1 - 24/1

- (PhilStar 21/1) The South China Sea disputes - In his new book, Where in the world is the Philippines?, former Philippine foreign undersecretary Rod Severino lays out the case for urgent action by the Philippine government on matters relating to the national territory and the rising global concerns about territorial questions in our part of the world. - (Eurasia Review 20/1) China’s Maritime Ambitions:...

17/01/2011

Opening Speech of the 1st International Workshop on South China Sea in Hanoi 11/2009, by Duong Van Quang

Amb. Prof.  Duong Van Quang President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam   Distinguished Guests,[1] Ladies and Gentlemen,

20/01/2011