Weekly News 6/2 - 11/2

-(Reuters 6/2) SE Asia ministers air concerns over Beijing's activities in South China Sea, noting that land reclamation continued even after talks began between their 10-member bloc and Beijing to agree a code of conduct. -(Atimes 6/2) Photos show Beijing’s militarisation of South China Sea in new detail: China accused of building ‘island fortresses’ as Philippine newspaper obtains aerial images.

07/02/2018

Weekly News 29/1 - 4/2

-(ASPI 31/1) Duterte’s push for joint exploration in the South China Sea: There’s talk in the Philippines of revising the constitution to amend the provisions that limit foreign investment and ownership. -(ABC News 30/1) China's era of 'hide and bide' is over: It is the only nation that can plausibly challenge American global dominance.

31/01/2018

Weekly News 22/1 - 28/1

-(Freebacon 24/1) Pentagon Denies Chinese Warship Drove U.S. Destroyer From SCS: The USS Hopper carried out an "innocent passage" not a freedom of navigation operation at Scarborough Shoal. -(Atimes 24/1) PLA boosts amphibious fleet, with eye on Taiwan and SCS: The PLA Navy has another two Type 071 landing ships under construction, which will take the fleet to seven in total.

25/01/2018

Weekly News 15/1 - 21/1

-(SCMP 17/1) Three possible outcomes from East China Sea oil spill, according to Chinese scientists: As the oil slick from the Iranian oil tanker Sanchi continues to spread, its possible environmental impact could be limited or it could see trace pollutants reaching as far as the west coast of North America. -(SCMP 16/1) Xi Jinping calls on Donald Trump to revive economic dialogue programme: Chinese...

17/01/2018

US accuses Beijing of ‘provocative militarisation’ of South China Sea

US State Department adviser says China is pushing around smaller states with rival claims and limiting navigation in international waters

10/01/2018

Weekly News 8/1 - 14/1

-(Reuters 9/1) Philippines to protest to China over apparent airbase on manmade island, which it described as reneging on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in SCS. -(SCMP 9/1) US accuses Beijing of ‘provocative militarisation’ of SCS: US State Department adviser says China is pushing around smaller states with rival claims and limiting navigation in international waters -(ABS-CBN News...

09/01/2018

Weekly News 18/12 - 24/12

-(ABS-CBN News 20/12) Unified front on sea code for South China Sea claimants: Countries with claims in the disputed South China Sea should make a strong negotiating position when talks for a legally binding code of conduct with Beijing begin next year, according to the director of a US think tank. -(VOA News 20/12) China to Boost Military Muscle at Sea to Deter Foreign Powers: Scholars believe...

21/12/2017

Trump sets out national security strategy of ‘principled realism’ and global competition

President Trump placed himself at the center of a new national security strategy Monday, casting his election as a pivot from failed policies pushed by his predecessors and presenting his “America First” doctrine as the organizing principle for U.S. engagement around the world.

19/12/2017

China to Boost Military Muscle at Sea to Deter Foreign Powers

China is widely forecast to bolster its military power next year in the South China Sea to resist Japan, India and the United States, as well as the Asian states that dispute Beijing's maritime claims.

17/12/2017

China Quietly Building More Facilities in the South China Sea

China has begun work or completed building infrastructure on about 72 acres (29 hectares) of land on outposts in the South China Sea this year, according to a report by the Washington-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.

14/12/2017