South China Sea: The Cambodia Connection

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, recently condemned US policy for destabilising the Middle East. The Phnom Penh Post in an article titled, “US policy destabilised Middle East, says Hun Sen,” would report that:

25/08/2016

Electronic warfare in the South China Sea

‘An information technology-based war at sea is sudden, cruel and short…’ was how the Chinese military characterised a peer-to-peer naval conflict at sea in a public statement at the beginning of the month during PLAN naval exercises.

24/08/2016

Weekly Bulletin 15/8-21/8

Duterte won't raise territorial row at ASEAN Summit; Singapore must choose its own place to stand on South China Sea issue; Indonesia actively involved in resolving South China Sea disputes...

24/08/2016

Weekly News 22/8-28/8

-(Aspistrategist 24/08) Electronic warfare in the South China Sea: China’s radars on artificial islands might allow the PLA to conduct active jamming of other electronic sensors and radars in the region -(Breakingdefense 23/08) Chinese Threaten Japan, Australia Over South China Sea; Time For US FON Ops?: “If Australia steps into the South China Sea waters, it will be an ideal target for China to...

22/08/2016

India and China: Asia's Uneasy Neighbors

India-China relations will be under the spotlight in the coming months. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Hangzhou, China for the G20 Summit on September 4-5, where he and his host, President Xi Jinping, will get an opportunity to discuss bilateral ties in addition to G20 matters. 

22/08/2016

Where do the presidential candidates stand on China?

Tensions have been rising between China and the United States. China is modernizing its military and pressing its sovereignty claims over the disputed South China Sea, an important route for global trade. The U.S. is pushing back by increasing its military presence in Asia, which China views as provocative.

22/08/2016

A Radical Solution for China and the Philippines: Share the South China Sea

The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines in its case against China regarding the South China Sea disputes.

22/08/2016

Singapore must choose its own place to stand on South China Sea issue

The Republic must have its own principled and consistent stand on the South China Sea issue despite pressure from other countries to side with them, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 21).

21/08/2016

China and the U.S. are Approaching Dangerous Seas

It's not just the chilling rhetoric. In the past five months, warships from both sides have done everything but ram one another.  

20/08/2016

The US-China Perception Gap in the South China Sea

Over at least the last year, no single issue has dominated the U.S.-China bilateral agenda more than that of the South China Sea (SCS).

19/08/2016