Weekly Bulletin (27 May - 2 June)

China condemns Philippine infringement on DOC; Vietnam opposes Chinese ships’ ramming; Vietnamese PM highlights strategic trust at Shangri La Dialogue; USS Blue Ridge Appears in South China Sea…

07/06/2013

The Third Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference

This two-day conference will feature speeches by senior administration officials, and remarks and discussion by an all-star lineup of South China Sea experts, including representatives from China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

05/06/2013

Weekly News 3/6-9/6

-(The China Post 7/6) Taiwan expresses hope to participate in S. China Sea peace dialogue: Taiwan looks forward to taking part in a South China Sea-related dialogue and mechanism, and working with other countries in the area to maintain regional peace and stability, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan said yesterday. -(The New York Times 6/6) Vietnam’s Angry Feet: The charges touched the...

03/06/2013

Vietnamese PM highlights strategic trust at Shangri La Dialogue

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for the building and reinforcement of strategic trust for peace, cooperation, development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region on the basis of international law.

01/06/2013

Weekly Bulletin (20 May - 26 May)

Chinese cruises sail to Paracel Islands; China's satellite data network reaches South China Sea; Chinese ship attacks Vietnamese fishing boat; Del Rosario urges China to be ‘a responsible and positive force’; Japan to provide patrol boats to Philippines…

30/05/2013

Vietnam opposes Chinese ships’ ramming

A Foreign Ministry representative on May 26th met and delivered a diplomatic note to a representative of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi opposing Chinese ships’ recent ramming of a Vietnamese fishing from the central province of Quang Ngai in the waters in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

27/05/2013

Weekly News 27/5-2/6

-(Vietnamplus 31/5) Vietnamese PM highlights strategic trust at Shangri La Dialogue: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for the building and reinforcement of strategic trust for peace, cooperation, development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region on the basis of international law. PM’s keynote address at 12th Shangri-La Dialogue -(Vietnamnet 31/5) Vietnamese government to...

27/05/2013

Weekly Bulletin (13 May - 19 May)

Field survey illegally conducted in the South China Sea; China unilaterally imposes annual South China Sea fishing ban; Vietnam protests China’s fishing ban in East Sea; Philippines apologizes to Taiwan over fisherman’s death; Taiwan takes action against Philippines in diplomatic row…

22/05/2013

Philippines protests presence of Chinese ships in Spratly islands

The Philippines has formally protested the “provocative and illegal” presence of Chinese government ships around a shoal within the Philippine continental shelf in the South China Sea, asserting exclusive rights to use resources within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

21/05/2013

Weekly News 20/5-26/5

-(Philippine Daily Inquirer 25/5) Philippines urges China to to be ‘a responsible and positive force’: Warning that escalating tensions in the South China Sea “could lead to conflict,” Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario urged China at a foreign policy forum in Tokyo to act responsibly instead of resorting to aggression in the wake of its its rapid rise as an economic and military power...

20/05/2013