-(Eurasiareview 21/8) ASEAN: Analysis of multilateral relations: Will China be able to keep its position in the economic, military, and political areas in relation with the ASEAN with the U.S. directly challenging it?
-(Asia Pacific Defense Forum 20/8) ASEAN unity key to prevent South China Sea hostilities: ASEAN and China again failed to start official discussions on a code to govern actions of claimants in the disputed South China Sea.
-(The Financial Times 20/8) A sense of destiny inspires China’s maritime claims: It is important to understand that China’s push to control this ocean is driven by more visceral factors than seafood and fuel.
-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 20/8) PLP hits harassment of PH fishers by Chinese: The Department of Foreign Affairs will include incidents of Chinese harassment of Filipino fishermen exercising their right to fish in Philippine seas, in its new diplomatic protest to be filed this week against China’s “illegitimate sovereignty patrols” in Philippine waters.
-(The Strategist 20/9) Playing the long game: the demise of China’s ‘strategic ambiguity’ in the South China Sea: China’s traditional position of ‘strategic ambiguity’ regarding its willingness to compromise on its territorial claims within what it calls the ‘nine-dash line’ looks increasingly obsolete.
-(Carnegie Endowment 19/8) A New Approach to Problem-solving in the South China Sea: The challenge for the U.S. and its Asian partners is whether they can acquire the leverage to encourage China to seek a peaceful, negotiated settlement in the East China and South China seas.–(National Interest 19/8) Coming to the South China Sea: Asia’s Big Energy Mistake?
-(PhilStar 19/8) Phl to protest constant patrols by China ships: The Philippines is set to file a diplomatic protest against China’s presence and “sovereignty patrols” in the Recto (Reed) Bank, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
CNA’s South China Sea publications: China versus Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, Philippine Claims in the South China Sea
-(Vietnamnet 18/8) China’s “pun” trap a ruse to justify expansion in South China Sea: The Chinese are using "the trick of puns" to "trap" Vietnam by saying that their operations in Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) took place within the territorial waters and the contiguous zone of this archipelago.
-(Tuoitre 18/8) China vessel attacks Vietnamese boat, stealing assets off Hoang Sa: The owner of a fishing boat in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Ngai on Sunday reported to authorities that a Chinese vessel attacked his boat and took away properties on board while his watercraft was operating in Vietnamese waters last week.
-(PhilStar 18/8) Aquino: New Chinese ships spotted in Reed Bank: Amid calls for a freeze on provocative actions in the disputed waters, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said new Chinese vessels have been seen in the South China Sea. Philippine navy warship off to Australia
-(National Interest 18/8) China's Crafty South China Sea Gambit: While Asia was concerned over tensions between Beijing and Hanoi involving an oil rig, China had bigger plans in mind. Can America "Just Say No" to China?
-(Thanhnien News 17/8) Top US general raises hopes of easing arms ban to Vietnam: The United States could help build Vietnam's naval capacity if a ban on selling lethal weapons to the Southeast Asian nation is lifted, the most senior US military officer to visit Vietnam for decades said Saturday.
-(Vietnamplus 16/8) Prime Minister requires security force to fix weaknesses: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the police to quickly fix their weaknesses to firmly maintain national security, and social safety and order.
