-(Channel NewsAsia 13/2) Kerry to press China on territorial claims: US Secretary of State John Kerry will press top Chinese leaders this week to spell out their long-standing territorial claims in the South and East China Sea, US officials said on Wednesday.
-(Nationalinterest 13/2) Time for Tough Love in East Asia: China’s neighbors are increasingly nervous about Beijing’s expansive territorial claims and other manifestations of abrasive behavior. –(Nationalmultimedia 13/2) Price of passivity in Washington could be war in Asia
-(The Australian 13/2) Barack Obama announces tour to Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea: Barack Obama will seek to ease questions over the staying power of his strategic shift to increasingly tense East Asia in April with stops in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. –(PhilStar 12/2) US to bring 'very best' forces in Southeast Asia amid sea row
-(The Diplomat 12/2) Moderating The China Threat: Will China continue to be perceived as a threat by its neighbors? What does it need to do to moderate itself?
-(New Strait Times 12/2) 'US to protect Asean maritime assets': The United States will help safeguard Asean maritime assets in the South China Sea, said visiting US chief of naval operations Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert. –(Vietnamplus 12/2) Malaysia, US strengthen naval ties
-(Reuters 12/2) For South China Sea claimants, a legal venue to battle China: When Philippine President Benigno Aquino compared China to the Germany of 1938 and called for global support as his country battles Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, he put the focus on a case that Manila has filed in an international court.-(GMA Network 12/2) Kerry to take harder US line on Asia maritime disputes to China: The United States fired a shot across China's bow a week ago by taking a tougher stance on maritime disputes in East Asia, a message Secretary of State John Kerry will amplify in Beijing this week. –(The Jakarta Post 11/2) South China Sea issue listed in Kerry’s agenda in Jakarta
-(PhilStar 12/2) ‘Phl committed to finish int’l arbitration on sea row’: It was only after the failure of “bilateral dialogues and consultations” with China on the South China Sea issue that Manila decided to tap international arbitration and “committed to finishing it,” Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said yesterday in a statement released through the Palace. –(Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/2) PH legal fight vs China will also serve interest of other nations
-(Rappler 12/2) An emergent US security strategy in Southeast Asia: In Southeast Asia, we are seeing the emergence of an incipient coalition in support of US security strategy. The ultimate outcome of all of this is quite unclear. –(Xinhua 11/2) South China Sea Fleet conducts actual-combat training-(PhilStar 11/2) 'PNoy won't tone down comments on China': Malacañang on Tuesday brushed aside the call made by a US general for Asian leaders to modulate their comments regarding China's territorial aggression. –(Bloomberg 10/2) U.S. General Tells Japan, Philippines to Cool China Rhetoric
-(Manila Bulletin 11/2) UN decision on PH-China territorial dispute sought: Lawmakers have urged the Geneva-based United Nations Arbitration Tribunal of Judges to expeditiously decide on Manila’s arbitration initiative against China’s bullying in the South China Sea issue.
-(Channel NewsAsia 10/2) Beijing slams "irresponsible" US warning on South China Sea: China condemned the US Pacific air force commander on Monday for "irresponsible remarks" after he warned it would be provocative if Beijing declared an air defence zone over the South China Sea.
-(Eurasireview 10/2) US in Asia: A ‘non-alignment’ strategy?As territorial and maritime disputes in Asia have sparked regional cold wars, the United States appears to have adopted a non-aligned strategy to navigate in troubled political space of the continent.
-(SCMP 10/2) Filipinos back Manila's move to confront China over South China Sea: A majority of Filipinos back the Philippine government's move to challenge China's territorial claims over the South China Sea before an international arbitration court, according to the results of a poll released yesterday.-(InterAksyon 10/2) PLP: No need to seek reassurance from US on protection from attacks: Malacañang on Sunday said it sees no need for the Philippine government to seek a reassurance from the United States that it will help defend Philippine territories that come under foreign attack. –(Tribune 10/2) US Navy brass sets visit as RP-China row heats up
-(RFA 9/2) U.S. Draws Own Line Over South China Sea Dispute: The United States for the first time has explicitly rejected the U-shaped, nine-dash line that China uses to assert sovereignty over nearly the whole South China Sea, experts say, strengthening the position of rival claimants and setting the stage for what could be an international legal showdown with Beijing.
-(ABS-CBN News 9/2) Arms makers try to cash in as Asian disputes escalate: Asia's top aerospace and defense show opens Tuesday in Singapore, with major global arms makers seeking to cash in on rising military spending in China and elsewhere as territorial disputes escalate in the region.
-(Reuters 8/2) China decries U.S. comments on South China Sea as 'not constructive': China has accused the United States of undermining peace and development in the Asia-Pacific after a senior U.S. official said concern was mounting over China's claims in the South China Sea. -(Reuters 7/2) China denounces 'outrageous' Philippine WW2 comparison
