12/06/2018
-(Reuters 15/6) Pompeo talks North Korea, South China Sea with China's Xi: “Secretary Pompeo reaffirmed our deep concerns about the building and militarizing of outposts in the South China Sea." -(Reuters 15/6) China carries out missile drills in SCS amid heightened tensions: The drills were part of efforts by an also unspecified training base to prepare for real-life combat against aerial targets
-(The Diplomat 15/6) ASEAN and the New SCS Reality: The bloc maintains a balancing act as Beijing asserts control over disputed islands.
-(CNN 12/6) Chinese missile launchers reappear on disputed SCS island, days after satellite imagery appeared to show they had been removed.
-(VNExpress 10/6) Vietnam cheers G7 for backing ASEAN on SCS dispute: Goal of keeping a clean marine environment only possible when cooperation is preserved, Vietnam PM tells summit.
-(National Interest 9/6) The Next South China Sea Crisis: China vs. Britain and France? French defense minister Florence Parly has just announced that its warships, alongside British vessels and helicopters, would sail through the SCS.
-(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...
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