07/01/2013
-(Scmp 11/1) Japan offers Philippines 10 ships to patrol South China Sea: Japan will provide the Philippines with 10 coastguard vessels as the two nations deepen their strategic partnership to counter what they said were threats from China in the disputed South China Sea. -(Crisis group 10/1) A Sea of Tensions: China heads into 2013 with a new set of leaders under Xi Jinping and much talk about domestic reform, but no plan to alter its foreign policy.
-(The jakarta globe 10/1) Keeping the Peace a Priority for New Asean Chief: The new secretary-general of Asean began his term on Wednesday by saying the group needs to accelerate negotiations with China on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea.
-(Chinaus focus 10/1) China and Vietnam: Danger in the South China Sea: The Sino-Vietnamese dispute in the South China Sea has intensified since 2009, as thirst for offshore energy reserves increases.
-(Channel news asia 10/1) Philippines warns of "very threatening" China: The Philippines' top diplomat warned on Thursday that "very threatening" actions from China in staking its claims to contested waters were posing a risk to stability in Asia.
-(Gmanetwork 10/1) PHL, Japan discuss respective territorial row with China: Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and his Japanese counterpart on Thursday discussed their countries’ respective territorial disputes with concern; DFA: China now has 'three strikes' against PHL
-(Gmanetwork 9/1) New ASEAN Secretary-General pushes for South China Sea Code of Conduct: The new Secretary-General of,Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wants to finalize a legally binding code of conduct aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea.
-(Sina 9/1) China sending amphibious ship to the South China Sea: China is expanding its "naval dominance" over the South China Sea by sending an amphibious warfare ship to the region, the Philippine Star reported on Tuesday, citing a local official in Kalayaan Island.
-(Philstar 9/1) Philippines asks China to explain ship deployment: The Philippines has asked China to specify the limits of the territory it will guard, del Rosario said.
-(Abs-cbnnews 9/1) China sea disputes in Philippines-Japan talks: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Manila late Wednesday at the beginning of a six-day tour that will also take him to Singapore, Brunei and Australia.
-(Xinhua 8/1) China urges Philippines to avoid complicating South China Sea issue: Hong Lei, Spokesman, Chinese Foreign Ministry, said, "We have seen the reports and will closely watch the development of the situation.”
-(The diplomat 7/1) The South China Sea: “Lake Beijing”: Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abepublished an op-ed in Project Syndicatelast week maintaining that Chinese power is increasingly transfiguring the South China Sea into “Lake Beijing.”
-(Businessinsider 7/1) Four Chinese Surveillance Ships Push Their Luck With Japanese Patience: Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around Japan-controlled islands at the centre of a dispute on Monday
-(Eurasia review 7/1) Why Joint Resource Exploration And Development In South China Sea Is Difficult To Implement: Many experts have already delved on the different modalities and permutations by which joint resource exploration and development ventures in the South China Sea.
-(China daily mail 6/1) China holds ‘war games’ in South China Sea: Chinese military forces last week held air and ground defence exercises in the protested Sansha City in the southern province of Hainan.
-(Business mirror 6/1) Manila firm vs China in sea dispute: A pocalyptic prognosis of war breaking out in the South China Sea had never been more strident in the past few weeks, fueled by China’s “provocative” moves, which anger and worry its neighbors
-(Want china times 6/1) Phillipines enter the infrastructure race in S China Sea: The Phillipines has made the latest move in its announcement to construct a runway on the Kalayaan island group
-(Vnexpress 6/6) Vietnam urges countries to abide by laws as US proposes sanctions in South China Sea: All sides need to make positive contributions to the maintenance of peace, security, safety, maritime and aviation freedom in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday. -(Straitstimes...
-(VNExpress 5/5) Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in SCS: The foreign ministry has condemned China for violating Vietnam's sovereignty by imposing a unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea. -(Strait Times 4/5) Philippine court orders government to protect SCS: This was prompted by a petition...
-(AP 22/4) Recent Developments Surrounding the SCS -(Reuters 20/4) China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary: The PLA Navy ship and aircraft to be revealed at Tuesday’s naval parade are the Liaoning aircraft carrier, new types of nuclear submarines, new types...
-(SCMP 5/4) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells China to ‘lay off’ island in disputed SCS: This follows a statement made by the foreign affairs ministry calling the presence of Chinese boats near Thitu Island illegal. -(Nikkei 4/4) Philippines hits out at China's 'swarming' SCS ships: The...