Weekly News 28/12 - 03/01/2016

-(Straitstimes 30/12) Beijing sends three new ships to S. China Sea: the move is seen as a riposte to current protest of 50 Philippine protesters in a disputed Philippine-held island in the Spratly archipelago. -(Bloomberg 30/12) China Sends Japan a ‘Don't Meddle’ Message Via an Ex-Navy Ship: China is in a dread of Japan’s intention of seeking more active security role in Southeast Asia.

28/12/2015

South China Sea dispute puts Australia in a strategic bind

Like many Asian countries, Canberra is sending mixed signals to Washington about what it expects and wants from US-China ties, but it is now time to be more frank

29/12/2015

Weekly Bulletin 21/12 - 27/12

China holds war games in South China Sea; China continues to reject the artbitration on South China Sea; Philippines vows stronger military to back South China Sea claim; S. Korea to set up new marine training center in Myanmar

29/12/2015

China just made yet another provocative move in the disputed South China Sea

China just made another potentially destabilizing move in some of the world's most disputed territory.

04/01/2016

China Assembles Its Stealth Jet Fleet

China has apparently begun mass production of its new J-20 stealth fighter, making it only the second country in the world to produce radar-evading warplanes on a large scale.

04/01/2016

Weekly News 04/01 - 10/01

-(Deccanchronicle 10/01) Australia says no plan to stop surveillance flights over South China Sea: Payne said Canberra would not be deterred by warnings from Beijing. -(Inquirer 10/01) Anxiety over power play in South China Sea: Analysts see the commissioning of the Fiery Cross airstrip as just the beginning of an effort by Beijing to consolidate its hold.

04/01/2016

The U.S. Navy's Master Plan to Dominate Russia and China

Earlier today the U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer released a new plan to keep the sea service ahead of its Russian and Chinese rivals.

05/01/2016

To Avoid a War With China, Should America Abandon Asia?

Walking away from Asia isn't a solution. It's a failure to understand the tools that America has to change Beijing’s calculus.

05/01/2016

Weekly Bulletin 28/12 - 03/01/2016

China redeployed oil rig HYSY 981 to the disputed waters in the South China Sea; The United States expressed concerns with Chinese flight to artificial island in the Spratly; Vietnam opposes China’s test flight to Truong Sa (Spratlys); ASEAN Community comes into being.

06/01/2016

Japan Eyes Bigger South China Sea Presence in 2016

Japan has decided to boost its presence in the South China Sea in 2016 with patrol aircraft making transits in key locations along those waters, sources have told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

12/01/2016