Weekly News 24/1 - 31/1

- (MOFA Vietnam 26/1) Viet Nam asks China to remove wrongful data in its SBSM map service - (Manila Bulletin 29/1) The joint US-China commitment: plus or minus for Philippines? - The above summary comes from the Joint US-China Statement at the conclusion of President Hu Jintao’s State Visit to the US last January 20. So – how did the encounter between these two global giants really turn out? - (ZeeNews...

24/01/2011

Whither the South China Sea disputes? by Mark J. Valencia

The political environment in the South China Sea seems to have come a long way from the 1980’s and 1990’s when it was a locus of confrontation and conflict.  Indeed, the China-Vietnam clash of 1988 in which about 70 Vietnamese died, and China’s 1995 occupation and building of structures on the Philippines-claimed Mischief Reef seem like relics of a previous era.  Conflict has given way to co-operation...

23/01/2011

South China Sea: just waiting for the breeze? by Geoffrey Till

The South China Sea issue is clearly an international problem. We are accustomed to think of ‘problems’ in engineering terms; they have solutions, provided only that we have the wit, time and patience to find out what they are. But some international problems seem to be more intractable than this. The Berlin problem during the Cold War was arguably one such. This really was an issue that seemed beyond...

23/01/2011

Online Publications on South China Sea

Online Resource An online resource for students, scholars and policy-makers interested in South China Sea regional development, environment, and security issues. Editor: David Rosenberg A A Code of Conduct for The South China Sea? Jane's Information Group, October 2000. - The South China Sea is still a highly disputed area, with rival claims to the Spratly Islands...

21/01/2011

Opening Speech of the 1st International Workshop on South China Sea in Hanoi 11/2009, by Duong Van Quang

Amb. Prof.  Duong Van Quang President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam   Distinguished Guests,[1] Ladies and Gentlemen,

20/01/2011

Weekly News 17/1 - 24/1

- (PhilStar 21/1) The South China Sea disputes - In his new book, Where in the world is the Philippines?, former Philippine foreign undersecretary Rod Severino lays out the case for urgent action by the Philippine government on matters relating to the national territory and the rising global concerns about territorial questions in our part of the world. - (Eurasia Review 20/1) China’s Maritime Ambitions:...

17/01/2011

Weekly News 10/1 - 17/1

- (CSIS 11/1) Ernest Z. Bower, Hu Jintao’s Visit and the South China Sea: “Whose/Hu’s Core Interests?” - (GMA News 14/1) Veteran diplomat asks: Where in the world is the Philippines? - Severino’s book shows that despite several revisions and laws related to territory, the most basic question on the area of Philippine jurisdiction remains ambiguous. As a result, Severino said, “Philippine law-enforcement...

10/01/2011

Weekly News 3/1 - 10/1

-(Los Angles Times 7/1) China's development of stealth fighter takes U.S. by surprise - The emergence of what is said to be a prototype jet, along with news of advances on an anti-ship missile, raises concerns about China's military intentions and the threat it poses to the U.S. in the Pacific -(Xinhua 6/1) China adds patrol ships to safeguard maritime interests -(The Jakarta Post 6/1) Foreign policy...

03/01/2011

Weekly News 27/12 - 3/1

-(Asahi Shimbun 31/12) China's scenario to seize isles in South China Sea - Its military has drawn up an internal tactical plan to seize control of islands in the South China Sea that are now under the effective control of other nations, sources said. -(International Business Times 30/12) China's new missile won't block U.S., admiral says - China's new anti-ship "aircraft carrier killer" missile has...

20/12/2010

Weekly News 20/12 - 27/12

- (Beijing Review 24/12) Stick to the Path of Peaceful Development - By Dai Bingguo, the author is a state councilor of China - (News.Scotsman 23/12) China replaces leading diplomat - Vice foreign minister Zhang Zhijun took over as the ministry's Communist Party secretary, putting him in line to take over from foreign minister Yang Jiechi. - (China Daily 22/12) Drilling deep for energy - "The South...

20/12/2010