- (Reuters 04/07) China lobbies hard ahead of Manila's South China Sea arbitration case.- (Channel NewsAsia 04/07) Philippines expects to win UN South China Sea case: "We prepared a strong case. We believe we stand on strong legal ground," presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte says.
- (BloombergBusiness 04/07) Japan, Mekong States Seek Closer Ties Amid South China Sea Spats: According to the joint statement, “both sides reaffirmed the importance of deepening their cooperation on maritime security and maritime safety in the region.” - (CRI English 04/07) China Urges Japan to Stop Provoking Tensions in South China Sea.
-(Reuters 2/7) Images show Chinese airstrip on man-made Spratly island nearly finished: The airstrip will be long enough to accommodate most Chinese military aircraft, giving Beijing greater reach into the heart of maritime Southeast Asia.
-(AMTI 1/7) A Fair and Effective Code of Conduct for the South China Sea: The Code should lay out what is necessary for equitable and effective tension management in the South China Sea.
-(National Interest 1/7) China's Economic Plan to Rule Asia: So long as China maintains its position as a key trading partner and source of large-scale investments...Beijing will maintain significant influence over its neighbors.
-(The Diplomat 1/7) Japan’s South China Sea Strategy: Tokyo doesn’t have a claim to the sea, but it certainly cares about what happens there.
-(The Diplomat 30/6) Time for the Philippines to Adjust its South China Sea Approach: Manila should pursue dialogue with Beijing while it still can. –(GMA Network 30/6) China: A number of South China Sea land reclamation projects completed
-(Kyodo 30/6) China urges Japan to stay away from South China Sea disputes, saying that the issues have “nothing to do with Japan”.-(PhilStar 30/6) PLP: South China Sea documentary not meant to anger China, as it seeks to inform Filipinos about the sea dispute between the two nations. -(Vietnamplus 29/6) China’s changing status quo in South China Sea meets with int’l objection
-(GMA Network 29/6) China angered by Philippine documentary on South China Sea, accusing the Philippines of spreading misinformation and "creating the illusion of the victim".
-(PhilStar 29/6) Philippines stops repairs on Thitu Island, as part of a diplomatic approach in pursuing its arbitration case against China’s aggressive expansion in the South China Sea. –(PhilStar 28/6) PLP insists all bilateral means to solve sea row exhausted-(Yonhap 28/6) S. Korea holds significant stakes in South China Sea issue: Specifically, ensuring freedom of navigation and global commons.
-(Reuters 27/6) China says changing position on sea dispute would shame ancestors: China’s claims have not expanded and neither will they shrink, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
-(The Diplomat 27/6) The Missing Piece in Australia's South China Sea Approach: The government needs to give multilateral diplomacy a serious chance.
-(Reuters 27/6) U.S. compares China's South China Sea moves to Russia's in Ukraine: Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China's large scale reclamation projects in the South China Sea, "a threat to peace and stability."
