Beijing Adopts New Tactic for S. China Sea Claims

The Chinese government recently unveiled a new legal tactic to promote Beijing's aggressive claim to own most of the strategic South China Sea.

20/09/2017

Weekly News 18/9-24/9

-(FreeBacon 21/9) Beijing Adopts New Tactic for South China Sea Claims: 'Four Sha' island groups replace illegal 9-Dash Line. -(The Diplomat 21/9) Chinese, Russian Navies Hold Exercises in Sea of Japan, Okhotsk Sea: The exercise is the second phase of the Joint Sea-2017 exercises.

18/09/2017

A blueprint for fisheries management and environmental cooperation in the South China Sea

This is the first product of the CSIS Expert Working Group on the South China Sea, which seeks to chart a feasible model for claimants to manage the maritime disputes. 

13/09/2017

Weekly Bulletin 4/9 - 10/9

Vietnam protests over Chinese live-fire drill in seized island; Chinese fishing fleets threaten to inflame tensions in disputed seas; Indonesia asserts the North Natuna renaming is legal…

12/09/2017

Weekly News 11/9-17/9

-(AMTI 13/9) A blueprint for fisheries management and environmental cooperation in the South China Sea: A feasible model for claimants to manage the maritime disputes.  -(VOA 12/9) South China Sea succumbing to pollution due to political mpasse: Academics are warning the South China Sea could face worsening environmental degradation over the next two decades.

11/09/2017

China asked to respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa

China’s announcement of launching a live-fire drill in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, threatening peace and stability in the region and the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on September 5.

07/09/2017

US planning more regular South China Sea patrols

The Pentagon is planning to conduct more regular patrols in the South China Sea - as many as two to three a month - to assert freedom of navigation in disputed waters claimed by China, the Wall Street Journal reported on September 1.

05/09/2017

Weekly News 4/9 - 10/9

-(GMA Network 6/9) Philippine official reveals bow number of Chinese ship that planted flag off Kota Island (Loaita Island): Chinese fishing vessel with Bow Number 23168 allegedly planted a Chinese flag seven nautical miles off Kota Island. -(Nikkei 6/9) Indonesia, Japan deepen talks on joint development in SCS: Fisheries development, security cooperation aimed at countering Chinese pressures.

05/09/2017

Weekly Bulletin 28/8 - 3/9

Vietnam protests over Chinese military drill in South China Sea; PLA Navy commissions new supply ship; U.S. to Challenge China With More Patrols in Disputed Waters…

05/09/2017

Vietnam deeply concerned about China’s upcoming military drill

Vietnam is deeply concerned about China’s announcement of holding a military drill in the waters off the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Le Thi Thu Hang, said on August 31.

01/09/2017