Weekly News 4/7-10/7

-(Reuters 5/7) China says wants peace after paper warns on South China Sea clash: China's government sought to downplay fears of conflict in the South China Sea after an influential state-run newspaper said on Tuesday that Beijing should prepare for military confrontation. -(ABS-CBN News 5/7) Chinese, US experts hold dialogue to calm SCS dispute: Former Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and former...

04/07/2016

Hague court to rule July 12 in South China Sea case

An international tribunal said on Wednesday (Jun 29) it will hand down a ruling on July 12 in a highly-watched case brought by the Philippines challenging China's claims to most of the South China Sea.

30/06/2016

Weekly News 27/6-3/7

-(Channel NewsAsia 29/6) Hague court to rule July 12 in South China Sea case: The written decision will first be emailed to the parties, and then released to the press and uploaded onto the PCA's website. -(Reuters 29/6) U.S. reiterates support for South China Sea arbitration, peaceful resolution: "we support the peaceful resolution of disputes in the SCS, including the use of international legal...

29/06/2016

Weekly Bulletin 20/06 - 26/06

China appreciates Prime Minister Hun Sen's comment on South China Sea; Vietnam raises East Sea issue at UNCLOS member states’ meeting; Indonesia says has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China; Cambodian PM denies role in ASEAN U-turn on South China Sea; USS Spruance patrols South China Sea; Russia-China Stress on the Impotance of International Law. 

28/06/2016

The South China Sea Moment of Truth Is Almost Here

The Philippines’ lawfare strategy in the South China Sea disputes is inching closer to a moment of truth. In coming weeks, an arbitral tribunal, formed under the aegis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), is set to pass a final judgment on the ongoing maritime spats between China and the Philippines. 

25/06/2016

The Obama administration is failing to stop China’s Pacific aggression

This month, on their way from Taiwan to Japan, a group of U.S. senators inadvertently flew over a set of islands that both the Chinese and Japanese claim as their own. The Chinese government was incensed.

24/06/2016

Indonesia’s South China Sea Dilemma

For the third time this year, the Indonesian navy has faced off against Chinese fishing vessels trawling within the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the Natuna Islands.

24/06/2016

China's Curious South China Sea Negotiation Policy

There has been a great deal of commentary recently on Beijing’s strident refusal to participate in the Philippines’ arbitration case and the almost desperate vehemence with which it is preparing to greet the tribunal’s final judgment.

24/06/2016

ASEAN takes a firmer stance on the South China Sea

Given the place and the occasion, the statement this month by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, criticizing China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, came as something of a surprise.

23/06/2016

U.S. Strategically Squeezing, Says Beijing

The U.S. is continuing to strategically squeeze China in the South China Sea, claims a new editorial in the Beijing-based Global Times newspaper. While not being the official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist party (CCP), the newspaper often expresses its views and policies.

22/06/2016