-(Sunstar 28/11) Palace welcomes US decision to discuss passport row with China: MALACANANG is backing the plan of the United States to discuss with Beijing the controversy on its newly-issued passports, which contains a map that stakes claims to the whole South China Sea and other disputed areas.
-(Foreign policy 26/11) Is ASEAN sinking on South China Sea?: Last week's ASEAN meetings--and the broader East Asia Summit--seem to have done little to resolve the regional organization's internal debate over how to respond to China's claims to the South China Sea.
-(Gmanetwork 27/11) Vietnam refuses to stamp new Chinese passport with South China Sea map:Vietnamese border guards said Tuesday they were refusing to stamp entry visas into controversial new Chinese passports which feature a map of Beijing's claim to almost all of the South China Sea.
-(Financial times 27/11) Asean chief warns on South China Sea spats: Asia was entering its “most contentious” period in recent years as a rising China stakes out its claim to almost the entire South China Sea, clashing with the Philippines, Vietnam and others.
-(Csmonitor 27/11) China's passport propaganda baffles experts: China is issuing passports with a map of the disputed South China Sea labeled as part of China.
-(The australian 27/11) ASEAN at sea over China's expanding territorial claims: LAST week's meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asia Summit proved to be another reminder of those bodies' incompetence in mediating South China Sea claims.
-(State.gov 26/11) Daily Press Briefing: Spokesperson Victoria Nuland “Our position, as you know, on the South China Sea remains that these issues need to be negotiated among the stakeholders, among ASEAN and China. And a picture in a passport doesn’t change that.”
-(Foreign policy journal 26/11) China’s Passport Map Controversy: The intransigence of territorial ambitions: China has redrawn the map printed in its passports to lay claim to almost all of the South China Sea, infuriating its neighbors.
-(Nation multimedia 26/11) Is Thailand ready for the great US-China rivalry?: The intersection of geo-strategic and geo-economic occurred in Bangkok early last week within hours of departure of US President Barack Obama and the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao; It's time to start clarifying disputes in the South China Sea
-(Japan daily press 26/11) China’s latest passports showcase why Japan shouldn’t tolerate its childish behavior: The new Chinese passports, which actually began being issued back in May, displays a map that identifies all of Taiwan, India’s Arunachal Pradesh state, and the waters belonging Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia as China’s territory.
-(Inquirer 26/11) Vietnam won’t stamp controversial China passports: Vietnamese authorities are refusing to stamp Chinese passports featuring a map that includes disputed islands in the South China Sea as Chinese territory; China’s role in Southeast Asia questioned
-(Manilastandard today 26/11) China prints Sansha map, tests jet carrier: China has published the first official map of the newly-established city of Sansha in the South China Sea.
-(Guardian 25/11) China completes jet fighter test flights on its first aircraft carrier: Beijing's heightened military ambitions send message to Asia and rest of world as new leadership takes reins
