11/09/2012
-(Channel news asia 11/9) S'pore reiterates ASEAN's role over South China Sea dispute: Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said ASEAN will not deal with the specific delineation and settlement among claimant states. -(Nytimes 11/9) The Rise of the Middle Powers: Indonesia is a classic middle power; it is a newly democratic and rapidly developing country with significant military and diplomatic capacities.
-(Eurasia review 11/9) South China Sea: Not Just About ‘Free Navigation’: The South China Sea territorial dispute increasingly looks like a point of strategic friction between the United States and China after a recent nasty exchange between the two governments; US Rebalancing Strategy And South China Sea Disputes
-(National interest 10/9) Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea: Two sets of disputes make the South China Sea more dangerous and unpredictable than the standoffs over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.
-(Gmanetwork 10/9) Australia, Singapore urge calm in South China Sea: Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr and his Singaporean counterpart K. Shanmugam called for a peaceful and lawful resolution to rows over disputed islands.
-(Channel news asia 10/9) No change in Singapore's policy on South China Sea: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore does not take sides on the merits, or otherwise, of the various specific disputes in the South China Sea.
-(House.gov 10/9) Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea Cannot Be Tolerated, Ros-Lehtinen Says: U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will hold a hearing on Wednesday, September 12 titled “Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China Sea.”
-(Xinhua 10/9)First China-Malaysia defense and security consultation held in Kuala Lumpur: China and Malaysia held the first ever defense and security consultation between the two defense ministries on Monday in a bid to strengthen the military cooperation between the two countries; China, U.S. launch annual security meeting mechanism
-(China.org 10/9) China to name its first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning': China will name its first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" in honor of the province where it was retrofitted
-(Canberra times 10/9) China's interest is guarding its subs: China's nuclear weapons program suggest there is another important dimension to China's increasing assertiveness in enforcing its claimed jurisdiction in the semi-enclosed sea: protecting a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines
-(Philstar 10/9) Hu urges Asia-Pacific nations to help ensure peace in region: Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday urged all Asia-Pacific nations to help ensure peace in the region, amid a series of territorial rows that have inflamed nationalist tensions.
-(Nationmulti media 10/9) Asean and China: bickering threatens traditional consensus: A series of meetings in Phnom Penh this week among senior officials from Asean and East Asia will determine if they can establish common ground; Mixed signals from a distracted Beijing on maritime disputes
-(Japantoday 9/9) Clinton urges Japan, S Korea to 'lower temperature' over dispute: Clinton said she discussed the dispute during separate talks at the two-day Asia-Pacific summit in the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak.
-(ABC 9/9)Interview with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa: Mr Natalegawa discusses rising tensions in the South China Sea, palm oil trade and economic growth.
-(Focus Taiwan 9/9) APEC members support Taiwan's role in South China Sea Code of Conduct: Taiwan's envoy to the annual APEC leadership meeting said Sunday.
-(Vnexpress 6/6) Vietnam urges countries to abide by laws as US proposes sanctions in South China Sea: All sides need to make positive contributions to the maintenance of peace, security, safety, maritime and aviation freedom in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday. -(Straitstimes...
-(VNExpress 5/5) Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in SCS: The foreign ministry has condemned China for violating Vietnam's sovereignty by imposing a unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea. -(Strait Times 4/5) Philippine court orders government to protect SCS: This was prompted by a petition...
-(AP 22/4) Recent Developments Surrounding the SCS -(Reuters 20/4) China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary: The PLA Navy ship and aircraft to be revealed at Tuesday’s naval parade are the Liaoning aircraft carrier, new types of nuclear submarines, new types...
-(SCMP 5/4) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells China to ‘lay off’ island in disputed SCS: This follows a statement made by the foreign affairs ministry calling the presence of Chinese boats near Thitu Island illegal. -(Nikkei 4/4) Philippines hits out at China's 'swarming' SCS ships: The...