-(ABS-CBN News 26/7) China's new '10-dash line map' eats into PHL territories; Manila protests: The Philippines has protested China's recent publication of a new "10-dash line" map that places sprawling offshore territories it claims within Beijing's "national boundaries," officials said Friday. –(GMA Network 26/7) 150 Fil-Ams in US protest China 'bullying' in PHL seas
-(Vietnamplus 25/7) VN President, US Secretary remark at working lunch: ”Vietnam always attaches importance to the relations with the United States, which we view as a leading partner.”
-(PhilStar 25/7) Philippines: Chinese coast guard raises tension in disputed sea: The recent presence of armed coast guard vessels of China in the South China Sea contributes to the tension in the disputed area, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. –(InterAksyon 25/7) Philippines verifying new sightings of Chinese ships off Palawan
-(Channel NewsAsia 25/7) Singapore Navy conducts live-firing exercise in South China Sea: The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted a live-firing of a Harpoon missile in the South China Sea on Wednesday. This is part of the 19th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise which Singapore is conducting with the United States.
-(Rappler 25/7) Filipinos slam Beijing over South China Sea: It’s not Chinese New Year, but Filipinos protesting in front of the Chinese consulate say they want to drive bad spirits away. –(PhilStar 25/7) Groups mark second ‘Global Day of Protest’ vs China
-(Vietnamplus 24/7) Vietnamese President begins US visit: President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Andrew airport, Washington on July 24 (Vietnam time), beginning his official visit to the US at the invitation of President Barack Obama.
-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 24/7) Filipinos protest China’s territorial claims: Hundreds of people in the Philippine capital protested Wednesday against China’s claims to much of the vast South China Sea, saying Beijing’s intrusions into other countries’ territories would tarnish its image as it becomes a world power. Filipino artists band together to send message of peace to China
-(The Bangkok Post 24/7) Thailand urges China Sea peace: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has stressed Thai policy for a peaceful solution to conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea, government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi said on Wednesday.
-(The Strait Times 24/7) Joint naval missile firing exercise in South China Sea a success: A joint naval exercise between the Singapore and United States saw the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Maritime Patrol Aircraft successfully fire a harpoon missile at a target in the South China Sea. –(The Washington Free Beacon 23/7) PLA Navy to Begin First Strategic Missile Submarine Patrols Next Year
-(ABS-CBN News 23/7) US military contingent in Philippines for defense talks: A United States military contingent, including a senior marine official highly critical of China's military buildup in the South China Sea, is in the country for the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) talks. -(WantChinaTimes 22/7) China-ASEAN relationship to face challenges amid South China Sea tensions
-(Channel NewsAsia 23/7) China unveils coast guard to handle sea conflict: China's new unified coast guard agency has gone into operation, state media reported Tuesday amid maritime disputes with neighbours, and experts said more ships will be armed as a result. -(U.S. Department of State 22/7) Overview of U.S. Policy in the East Asia and Pacific Region
-(Todayonline 23/7) What Abe’s resurgent Japan means for ASEAN: The election consolidates power and paves the way for bold changes. Will Abenomics continue? What could a resurgent Japan mean for others in Asia?-(PhilStar 21/7) Biden: Reduce risk of error in sea row: A week after US President Barack Obama warned China against using force in its maritime disputes with its neighbors, his vice president Joe Biden told all parties involved to resolve their differences peacefully with “no intimidation, no coercion, no aggression.”
-(The Diplomat 21/7) Strategic Triangle: A Japan-Australia-India Coalition at Sea? Beset by distended sea lanes, convoluted geography, and the myriad other stresses the strategic setting imposes, Tokyo, Canberra, and New Delhi must attach considerable political value to combined naval and military action in order to justify the costs, hardships and political headaches such a coalition would entail.
-(The Tokyo Times 20/7) Japan says “no” to China’s unilateral gas development plan in East China Sea: A government top spokesperson said that Japan will not accept China’s unilateral approach on developing gas fields in the East China Sea. The reaction comes after the media reported that Chinese state-owned oil companies are developing seven gas fields in the area that is at the core of Tokyo-Beijing growing tensions. -(Xinhua 19/7) China hopes for joint efforts to maintain South China Sea peace, official
-(CSIS 17/7) China's Shift to Toughness on Maritime Claims - One Year Later: China’s tough stand on maritime territorial disputes evident in the 2012 confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea and with Japan in the East China Sea has endured through China’s leadership transition and now marks an important shift in China’s foreign policy with serious implications for China’s neighbors and concerned powers including the United States.
