-(Jamestown 31/7) Is China’s Charm Offensive Dead? China has not abandoned its charm offensive toward its neighbors, but securing good relations with the region is not China’s only goal. -(Vietnamnet 31/7) Five scenarios for the South China Sea
-(Vietnamplus 31/7) US Assistant Secretary stresses importance of Asia to US: US Assistant Secretary Daniel Russel responsible for East Asia and the Pacific has affirmed the importance of Asia to America as well as the region’s stability in the US interest.
-(CRI 31/7) China to Exploit Combustible Ice in South China Sea in 2017: New plans are being worked out by Chinese authorities to exploit so-called 'combustible ice' in the South China Sea in 2017. -(The National Interest 30/7) China’s 50,000 Secret Weapons in the South China Sea
-(Eurasiareview 30/7) Oil rig out, but still no happy ending: The crisis ended with the implicit promise that the oil rig would return when China wanted it to and on its terms. –(CogitAsia 30/7) How to Keep the Peace in China’s Not-So-Peaceful Rise
-(Channel NewsAsia 29/7) Singapore, US kick off joint military exercise in South China Sea: The exercises are part of Exercise CARAT, which is in its 20th year and acts as a platform for regional navies work together to address shared maritime security priorities.
-(CSIS 29/7) Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy: Recent developments underscore how critical managing tensions in the South China Sea are, for the region and for the United States.
-(GMA Network 29/7) PHL to propose no action to raise tension in sea disputes: The Philippines will propose a freeze on all activity that raises tension in disputed waters in the South China Sea as part of a three-part plan at a regional security meeting next month, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Tuesday. –(InterAskyon 29/7) EU's Ashton pushes peaceful options in South China Sea rows
-(Xinhua 29/7) Chinese concerned about maritime security: Nearly 42 percent of young people believe the major threat that China faces comes from the ocean, according to a poll released on Tuesday by the China Youth Daily.
-(Bloomberg 29/7) Chinese Military Trumps Diplomacy in Achieving Aims, PLA Says: China can only achieve its foreign policy aims through a military force capable of winning wars rather than through diplomacy, an editorial in China’s official army newspaper said before the 120th anniversary of a naval defeat to Japan.
-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 29/7) ‘Maritime disputes could lead to war’: China’s maritime disputes with countries like the Philippines and Vietnam in the South China Sea are increasingly raising anxieties among their neighbors that the row could lead to armed conflict, according to a poll survey released by a US research group two weeks ago.
-(Xinhua 28/7) China conducts mine-clearance drill in South China Sea: The Chinese navy has conducted a mine clearance drill in formation in the South China Sea for the first time, according to a navy's statement.
-(Reuters 27/7) Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters: By the end of last year, China's homegrown Beidou satellite system had been installed on more than 50,000 Chinese fishing boats, according to official media. -(Reuters 27/7) Battered and broke, Vietnam fishermen bear brunt of China row
-(Vietnamplus 27/7) Scholars discuss East Sea dispute at int'l conference: The East Sea dispute will continue in the near future and urgent solutions should be found to manage the conflict and resolve it without force or the threat to use force and protect the rights of fishermen in traditional fishing grounds. –(Vietnamplus 26/7) Experts talk legal issues on Chinese rig placed in VN’s waters
-(CNTV 27/7) China to conduct military drill in SE coastal areas: China will conduct a military exercise in its southeast coastal areas starting July 29, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Sunday.
-(Bloomberg 27/7) China Adds East China Sea Drills to Spate of Military Exercises: China announced new military drills in the East China Sea, adding to exercises under way in other areas that may further disrupt domestic air travel and add to tensions with neighbors over territorial disputes in the region.
-(Financial Times 27/7) China’s perilous tangle of military and economic fortunes: Beijing gives an air of invincibility in one debate and implosion in another.
-(National Interest 27/7) Did China Blink in the South China Sea? China’s oil-rig move was the culmination of a long process of salami slicing. But it also provided an opportunity for its rivals to break the glass ceiling that limited their actions.
-(The Diplomat 25/7) China’s Military Diplomacy Heats Up: China’s military diplomacy has been heating up on all fronts over the past week or so.
