Why Malaysia is adopting a tougher South China Sea stance

“Pushback” is a word rarely, if ever, used by Malaysian leaders in connection with China’s increasingly unnerving actions in the South China Sea.

21/03/2016

Indonesia feels efforts 'sabotaged' after latest dispute with China

Indonesia "feels sabotaged" in its efforts to maintain peace in the disputed South China Sea and may bring its latest maritime dispute with China to an international court, a minister said on Monday (March 21).

21/03/2016

India Must Operate Closely With Vietnam

The South China Sea has become an important concern for China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei. China claims the entire South China Sea and unilaterally occupied the Paracel islands from the erstwhile South Vietnamese regime in 1974. 

20/03/2016

Philippines v. China Won't End South China Sea Disputes

Observers of Asian geopolitics are by now familiar with the legal challenge brought by the Philippines challenging China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea.

17/03/2016

What’s Behind China’s ‘New’ South China Sea Tsunami Warning Center?

On Wednesday, the head of China’s maritime regulator was reported as saying that China had set up a tsunami alert center in the South China Sea.

16/03/2016

Japan's Master Plan to Stop China in the East China Sea: Lawfare?

While tensions continue to rise over what prominent analyst Robert D. Kaplan dubbed Asia’s Cauldron, or more conventionally known as the South China Sea, it seems the East China Sea has mostly stayed out of the headlines in recent months. That may change soon enough.

16/03/2016

US warning 'might makes right' imposed on Asia

A resurgent trend of "might makes right" has settled over vulnerable waters in the South China Sea, the commander of the US Pacific fleet has warned.

16/03/2016

Weekly News 14/03 - 20/03

-(News.au.com 20/03) Chinese coast guard intervenes as Indonesia arrests illegal fishermen; -(TheGuardian 20/03) Indonesia summons Chinese ambassador as fishing dispute escalates. -(BusinessInsider 20/03) These images might just be the clearest signs of China's expansion in the disputed South China Sea: These pursuits have put China at odds with Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and large...

15/03/2016

Weekly Bulletin 07/03 - 13/03

China Expands Land Filling at North Island in the Paracels; The US urges China must state its military’s intentions in SCS; Vietnam's fishing boat sunk in Paracels; PH decries China plans to fly planes from disputed islands; The EU raised concern over recent developments in the SCS.

15/03/2016

Upping the ante in the South China Sea?

Australia’s security depends in part on how China and the US resolve their disagreements. Therefore, it’s well worth every Australian’s time to consider just what the stakes are in the South China Sea.

15/03/2016