Weekly News 25/6 - 1/7

-(ABC News 26/6) Australia new Air Force spy drones to monitor SCS, fleet of six planes to cost $7 billion: Spy planes can stay in the air for more than a day and will be used to hunt enemy submarines and carry out surveillance flights. -(SCMP 25/6) Japan to help develop Indonesian islands in SCS: Tokyo says it will spend millions of dollars on fishery facilities in a remote island chain

26/06/2018

Weekly News 18/6 - 24/6

-(News.com.au 18/6) China’s new aircraft carrier is in for repairs — and its project manager faces corruption charges: CHINA’S ambitions in the SCS have suffered a setback after its first home-built aircraft carrier appears to be in crisis. -(AP 18/6) Recent Developments Surrounding the South China Sea

19/06/2018

Press Release of The 3rd Ocean dialogue - “International Law And The South China Sea”

The 3rd event  in the Ocean Dialogue series focused on recent developments in the South China Sea from a legal perspective and how stakeholders could cooperate to manage disputes in the region.  

12/06/2018

Weekly News 11/6 - 17/6

-(Reuters 15/6) Pompeo talks North Korea, South China Sea with China's Xi: “Secretary Pompeo reaffirmed our deep concerns about the building and militarizing of outposts in the South China Sea." -(Reuters 15/6) China carries out missile drills in SCS amid heightened tensions: The drills were part of efforts by an also unspecified training base to prepare for real-life combat against aerial targets

12/06/2018

Weekly News 4/6 - 10/6

-(CNN 5/6) US B-52s fly by contested islands amid rising tensions with China: The nuclear capable B-52 bombers fly about 20 miles from those man-made islands. -(PhilStar 4/6) France, UK sail warships in SCS: French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly and British Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson made this statement at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend.

05/06/2018

Weekly News 28/5 - 3/6

-(CNN 1/6) US warns of ability to take down Chinese artificial islands, said Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, director of the Joint Staff. -(VNExpress 1/6) China elevates combat readiness in South China Sea, experts say: Asian giant moves to realize ambitions articulated by Xi at 19th Communist Party National Congress.

30/05/2018

Weekly News 21/5 - 27/5

-(CNN 23/5) China 'disinvited' from major US military exercise over SCS: " China's behavior is inconsistent with the principles and purposes of the RIMPAC exercise". -(Foreign Policy 23/5) North Korea Is a Dangerous Distraction: The real struggle in Asia is with China — and Trump is throwing away U.S. advantages.

24/05/2018

Weekly News 14/5 - 20/5

- (CNN 17/5) China using 'debtbook diplomacy' to spread its strategic aims in Asia Pacific: In some cases the huge debts grow to a size too large to pay back, allowing Beijing to leverage the loans to "acquire strategic assets or political influence over debtor nations." -(The Diplomat 16/5) What’s in Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Cooperation Concept? The articulation of ASEAN’s own Indo-Pacific concept...

15/05/2018

Weekly News 14/5 - 20/5

-(PhilStar 15/5) China to deploy fighter jets to SCS— think tank: In a matter of time, China will deploy fighter jets to its artificial islands, which is expected to significantly expand Beijing’s capability to project power in its outposts. -(Atimes 14/5) China’s missiles in the SCSmean girding for war: Despite promises to not militarize reefs illegally seized, Beijing has done exactly that –...

15/05/2018

Vietnam asks China to maintain peace in East Sea

Vietnam asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibility in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, stated Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on May 8.

11/05/2018