Weekly News 21/2 - 28/2

- (Sify News 25/2) Not enough room for China in Indian Ocean: Maldives - 'We are not receptive to any installation, military or otherwise in the Indian Ocean, specially from un-traditional friends. The Indian Ocean is the Indian Ocean,' the Maldives president replied when asked about China's increasing foray in the region. - (The Wall Street Journal 25/2) Libyan Turmoil Prompts Chinese Naval Firsts -...

21/02/2011

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22/02/2011

Maritime Jurisdiction and Maritime Security Cooperation in South China Sea, by Ji Guoxing

The article is divided into four main parts: the geographical nature of the South China Sea region, the importance of navigation security in South China Sea in the total Asia security, three approaches to achieve a fair and equitable solution and assessment of the current mechanisms for conflict prevention.

23/02/2011

Measures For Maintenance For Peace, Stability And Enhancement Of Cooperation On The South China Sea, by Dr. Tran Cong Truc

The article is divided into two main parts: the overview of the South China Sea dispute and some solutions to dispute in South China Sea.

23/02/2011

Compromise and cooperation on the sea: The case of signing the declaration on the conduct of parties in the South China Sea, by Tran Truong Thuy

This paper focuses on the formulation of the DOC between ASEAN and China, contributing factors to the decisions of the parties concerned and analysis of the outcome.

24/02/2011

Cooperation in the South China Sea region: a way to regional peace, stability and prosperity, by Li Jianwei

This paper continues to support the idea of a sub-regional organization which acts as the coordinating institution for all-round cooperation in the South China Sea region. Only in this way can all actions be coordinated and fully communicated to avoid potential conflicts and promote efficiency of cooperation.

24/02/2011

Senate Hearing on Maritime & Sovereignty Disputes in Asia

Senate Hearing on Maritime & Sovereignty Disputes in Asia July 15, 2009 Opening Remarks by Senator Webb’s   Witnesses Panel I: The Honorable Scot Marciel Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and ASEAN Affairs, Department of State Robert Scher Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, Department...

27/02/2011

Weekly News 28/2 - 7/3

- (Sun Star 6/3) Philippines, China reminded of agreed conduct over Spratlys after Chinese patrol boats allegedly harassed a Philippine oil exploration ship near the disputed Spratly islands. - (Asahia Shimbun 6/3) ANALYSIS: China's hike in defense spending aimed at bolstering its naval might - Will the increase in China's defense spending apply pressure to its neighbors?;(BBC 4/3) China's military...

28/02/2011

Functional Cooperation and Pan-Beibu Gulf: Potential For Peace in the South China Sea

In the past decade or so, China-ASEAN relations have been steadily growing, thanks to both parties’ efforts to find areas of converging interests and cooperation and their mutual recognition that conflicts and political alienation would be harmful to regional stability. However, diplomatic tussles over sovereignty and resource claims over the South China Sea have never been totally absent. This is...

01/03/2011

Suppressing piracy in the South China Sea: towards a new cooperative establisment, by Prof. Zou Keyuan

Piracy remains a persistent problem in the South China Sea. It is known that the sea area with its points in Hong Kong, Luzon Island, and Hainan Island is called "the Hainan Triangle" which was once a pirate resort. Although the international attention is focused on Somali piracy, piratical accidents in the South China Sea did rise in 2009. The report released by the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre...

05/03/2011