-(MB 24/01) US forces to continue flying, sailing in South China Sea:US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter critisiced that Beijing is taking steps which will lead to international isolation amid ongoing tensions over disputed territories in the South China Sea.
-(Economictimes 23/01)US not asking India and others to take sides in South China Sea issue: Ashton Carter said “It is because China is taking some steps that I think are self-isolating, driving people towards a result that none of us wants.”
-(Straitstimes 21/01) Filipino protesters plan second trip to disputed islands in South China Sea,the protesters said Filipino fishermen could no longer use their traditional fishing grounds because large Chinese coast guard ships were driving them away.
-(Washingtonpost 21/01) By 2030, South China Sea will be ‘virtually a Chinese lake,’ study warns: Obama’s rebalance needed more attention and resources, especially as China has accelerated the pace of “coercive activities” and island-building in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
-(SBS 21/01)Austrialia:Bill Shorten says no to unilateral China sea action: Opposition Leader says the best long-term solution to the South China Sea is for nations to sit down and work through issues.
-(Nikkei Asia Review 20/01) East China Sea is Japan's Top Security Challenge; (FT 21/01) China steps up incursions around disputed Senkaku Islands.
-(Hindustantimes 20/01) Japan and India need to deal with the South China Sea dispute: If Asean states and regional powers like Japan and India do not evolve a common strategy to deal with the SCS dispute, the issue will be left to China and the US to address through a great-power modus vivendi.
-(The Guardian 20/01) Military power in Asia 'shifting against' the US, major report warns: The study, which calls for America to flex its military muscle in the region, will likely be seized on by Republicans who accuse Obama of weak leadership
-(The Guardian 19/01) British ambassador steps into row over pilot 'intimidation': “If a British aircraft, civilian or military, was intercepted and not allowed to fly over a space which we regard as international, we will simply ignore it”
-(WSJ 19/01) Vietnam Claims China Towed Oil Exploration Rig Into Disputed Waters; (DNA India 19/01) Vietnam warns China against rig activity in disputed waters-(Kyodonews 19/01) Australia urges China to seek more dialogue over S. China Sea issues: China need to take steps to avoid military conflict over territorial disputes in the SCS and enhance dialogue with other claimants.
-(Atimes 18/01) Philippine plane warned by ‘Chinese Navy’ in South China Sea: the radio warnings were an act of intimidation and illustrated the threat to freedom of flight in the region.
-(SCMP 18/01) Philippines plans flight-tracking system in disputed South China Sea: its objective is to track all commercial flights passing over our airspace, said director of the CAAP.
-(Chinamil 18/01) Destroyer flotilla conducts live-fire exercise in South China Sea; (Philstar 18/01) China’s new runways heighten sea tension: these actions by China violate not only pertinent international laws but also the COC of Parties in the SCS; (Tribune 18/01) RP insists on freedom of navigation, overflight in South China Sea
