Weekly News 30/3-5/4

-(The Bangkok Post 3/4) Why Beijing is in such a hurry to grab the China Sea: Perhaps that is all China needs for military and negotiating purposes. –(National Interest 3/4) Exposed: How China's Navy Went Global -(GMA Network 3/4) Pro-PHL hackers deface Chinese websites over ‘reclamation’: "To the Government of China, stop the reclamation, do not put or establish any structure on that location...

30/03/2015

China’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’ raises U.S. concerns

Land reclamation by China in South China Sea raises questions over Beijing’s intentions, U.S. Pacific commander says.

02/04/2015

Weekly Bulletin 23/3-29/3

China's Xi preaches peace; Philippines says to resume works in disputed South China Sea; Indonesia can act as broker in South China Sea disputes..

03/04/2015

Weekly News 6/4-12/4

-(Yahoo 10/4) Obama: China's neighbors must not be 'elbowed aside': He warned against aggressive acts by China while at the same time welcoming its strong economy and global reach. -(People’s Daily 9/4) China urges U.S. not to take sides on territorial issues -(Reuters 9/4) China mounts detailed defense of South China Sea reclamation, saying they would be used for military defense as well as to...

06/04/2015

U.S. defense chief heads East, talking tough on China

The U.S. is deeply concerned about China’s behavior in the South China Sea and its cyber activities, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday as he headed for security meetings in the region.

07/04/2015

China, Vietnam pledge peaceful resolution for sea dispute

China and Vietnam have pledged to look for a peaceful resolution to their dispute in the South China Sea via talks, following a meeting between China's president and the head of Vietnam's Communist Party, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.

09/04/2015

Weekly Bulletin 30/3-5/4

US Admiral says China 'creating a great wall of sand' in sea; Japan and U.S. look to extend naval missions after law change; Vietnam opposes the use of force in resolving disputes…

09/04/2015

China mounts detailed defense of South China Sea reclamation

China on Thursday sketched out plans for the islands it is creating in the disputed South China Sea, saying they would be used for military defense as well as to provide civilian services that would benefit other countries.

10/04/2015

Weekly News 13/4-19/4

-(Vietnamplus 16/4) Vietnam protests China’s reef expansion in Truong Sa (Spratlys): Each construction and expansion project by foreigners on reef islands in Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa that is not explicitly permitted by Vietnam is illegal and invalid. -(IHS Janes 16/4) China's first runway in Spratlys under construction: Satellite imagery shows that China has begun building a runway on...

13/04/2015

China's expansion destroys coral reef, livelihood

The Philippines on Monday condemned anew China's reclamation in the South China Sea and issued a warning against "irreversible" damage to ecology the activities may cause.

14/04/2015