-(Kyodo News 13/11) Japan, U.S. at odds with China over tension in South China Sea: The two allies urges Beijing to refrain from taking actions that could undermine stability in the resource-rich, strategically important sea but China apparently snubbing such a call.
-(Interaksyon 13/11) Aquino: Resolving South China Sea row will improve regional peace and stability: “Once everybody’s entitlements and obligations are clearly defined, then there is no reason for instability. This will benefit not only our region, but also the global community,” Philippine President Aquino said.
-(CogitAsia 13/11) Accelerating Maritime Security in the South China Sea: Small Satellites & a Common Operating Picture: One way to lift this fog is for claimant states to decide that their interests are better served by transparency than by current practices.
-(Deccan Chronicle 13/11) PM Modi talks tough on South China Sea at Asean: Against the backdrop of China’s raging maritime disputes with some southeast Asian countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said all nations have a responsibility to follow international law and norms on maritime issues and hoped for an early conclusion of a code of conduct to resolve the matter.
-(The Wall Street Journal 13/11) In Myanmar, Widodo Wades Into the South China Sea: “Indonesia believes prosperity and peace in the region will be determined by how we work together to manage the oceans,” Mr. Widodo said. “We must ensure that the sea unites us, not divides us.
-(PhilStar 13/11) Noy, Xi meeting may spark Phl, China reconciliation: “At least, it’s very clear that there is a start of a very high-level dialogue, which I think, from our side, is very much welcome because we do not want to concentrate on the disputes. We’d rather have a constructive way of resolving all of these and improving relationships with everybody,” Philippine President Aquino said.
-(The Diplomat 13/11) China and ASEAN: Moving Beyond the South China Sea: China needs to try different tactics on the South China Sea disputes to gain ASEAN’s support for other Chinese projects.
-(Reuters 12/11) ASEAN to pressure China to stick to diplomacy on maritime disputes: Southeast Asian leaders will welcome China's Prime Minister Le Keqiang with fanfare on Wednesday but behind closed doors will push their giant neighbour to take a less bellicose approach to overlapping claims in the South China Sea. -(NHK 12/11) Abe calls for rule of law in South China Sea
-(QDND 12/11) Vietnamese PM highlights role of ASEAN in maintaining regional peace, stability: ASEAN should work harder to implement previously made agreements, including the agreement between ASEAN and China that specifies measures and builds mechanism to ensure the full implementation of DOC. –(Vietnamplus 12/11) The UN ready to provide assistance to solving sovereign disputes in the South China Sea
-(Channel NewsAsia 12/11) Singapore: ASEAN must respond in decisive, coordinated way to regional issues: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the bloc has to maintain its centrality in the region to respond decisively and in coordination to geopolitical developments such as maritime disputes.
-(The Wall Street Journal 12/11) U.S., China Reach New Climate, Military Deals: Obama, Xi Unveil commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions, avert military confrontations. –(National Interest 12/11) How Will the Midterm Elections Impact Asia Policy?
-(Reuters 11/11) U.S. says will take tough line with China if norms violated: "At the same time, we're going to be very clear when we believe that China's actions are actually pushing outside the boundaries of what we believe to be the necessary international norms that govern relations between nations and the ways in which we resolve disputes," said Ben Rhodes, U.S. deputy national security adviser.
-(CBS News 11/11) Why China is pushing its neighbors' buttons: The motivation behind China's increasingly brazen swagger in the region can be complicated, and relate to internal conflicts and an interest by some leaders in Beijing in changing the world view of the vast nation, according to Elizabeth Economy, a senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
-(VOA News 11/11) ASEAN Summit Again Focuses on South China Sea: There are indications the ASEAN leaders’ summit Wednesday will make progress on a long-running and contentious territorial dispute: establishing a code of conduct for the South China Sea. –(Channel NewsAsia 11/11) South China Sea row likely to dominate ASEAN, related summits
-(Reuters 11/11) Beijing, Philippines move to calm South China Sea tensions: Philippine President Benigno Aquino said he and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a "meeting of minds" on Tuesday during talks which included a territorial row that has soured relations between the South China Sea states.
-(Channel NewsAsia 11/11) China’s Xi praises Malaysia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ on South China Sea issues: Chinese president Xi Jinping has praised Malaysia for adopting the quiet diplomacy approach in tackling maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Najib Razak said. –(People’s Daily 10/11) Xi urges China-Brunei cooperation in energy, maritime development
-(The Wall Street Journal 10/11) China Bypasses Philippines in Its Proposed ‘Maritime Silk Road’: The Philippines has paid a high price for launching a legal challenge to China over its sweeping claims to the South China Sea: Two-way trade, travel and investment are all languishing.
-(CSIS 10/11) Obama-Xi Summit: Assuage Respective Fears, Expand Cooperation: Reducing fears about each other’s intentions will not eliminate all the problems in U.S.-China relationship, but it can create the basis for controlling growing impulses toward strategic rivalry. -(The Diplomat 10/11) A New Model for China-US Relations?
-(The Nation 10/11) New jousting over sea dispute expected at Asean summit: "I don't see any breakthrough in Nay Pyi Taw or anytime soon," one Southeast Asian diplomat told AFP ahead of the summit. "Let's face the reality that it's a complex issue and, in addition, Asean is dealing with China, a major Asian and world power." -(The Interpreter 11/11) What to expect from the ASEAN and East Asia summits
-(Reuters 10/11) China, Vietnam willing to handle maritime issues through dialogue: Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said his country was ready to "properly deal with maritime issues through friendly consultation so that the issues will not affect its relations with China", according to Xinhua.
-(Channel NewsAsia 10/11) Rising China, geopolitical tensions to take stage at APEC: World leaders including Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin converge on Monday (Nov 10) in Beijing for an Asia-Pacific summit against the backdrop of a US-Russian chill and the inexorable rise of the meeting's increasingly assertive host. -(Reuters 8/11) As Obama visits Asia, old alliances face new strains in face of China's influence
-(Defense One 10/11) Straight Talk on the South China Sea: With about half of global shipping passing through waters disputed by a half-dozen nations, crises and conflict there would be terribly disruptive to the global economy and could bring major powers to blows. This matters a great deal to the security and prosperity of the American people, something President Obama can more clearly explain to Xi Jinping this week.
-(The New York Times 10/11) China’s ‘New Type’ of Ties Fail to Sway Obama: As Mr. Obama backs away from Mr. Xi’s preferred formula for reshaping American-China relations, his challenge may be deciding where and how to establish limits on China’s ambitions — and where the United States might welcome or at least tolerate a larger Chinese role.-(The Wall Street Journal 8/11) China-Japan Deal Sets Potential Template for Other Spats
-(National Interest 7/11) Rising Eagle, Slumping Dragon?: Asia's Shifting Balance of Power on Display at APEC Summit: Compared with the circumstances facing Obama five years ago, when China was seen as a sure bet as the superpower of the future, he may be in a stronger position today than Mr. Xi is in winning the minds of his fellow APEC summiteers. -(Foreign Policy 7/11) How the New Republican Congress Can Strengthen Obama's Pivot to Asia
