US think tank outlines master plan for war with China

A new Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS) report released last week is a chilling warning of the accelerating preparations of the United States for war with China—a conflict that would likely plunge the world into a nuclear catastrophe.

26/01/2016

Beijing’s Next Gambit, the East China Sea

China has a habit of directing international attention to one area while pulling maneuvers elsewhere. This year began with Beijing landing aircraft on its artificial islands in the South China Sea and moving an oil rig into waters off Vietnam.

25/01/2016

Countries Should Play By Same Rules In South China Sea: Barack Obama

In a clear signal to China, US President Barack Obama today said all countries should play by the same rules in international law including freedom of navigation in the South China Sea while India can be an anchor of stability in the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean region.

24/01/2016

Weekly Bulletin 11/01-17/01

China landed first tourist on artificial island in the Spratly; Vietnam demands China to stop test flight on artificial island; Philippine court allows military deal with U.S. as sides meet in Washington; Malaysia worry China’s provocation in the South China Sea

20/01/2016

By 2030, South China Sea will be ‘virtually a Chinese lake,’ study warns

China will have so many aircraft carriers by 2030 that the South China Sea will be “virtually a Chinese lake,” a new U.S. study warns, arguing that the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region was shifting away from the United States.

20/01/2016

Military power in Asia 'shifting against' the US, major report warns

The study, which calls for America to flex its military muscle in the region, will likely be seized on by Republicans who accuse Obama of weak leadership

20/01/2016

Weekly News 18/01 - 24/01

-(WSJ 25.01) John Kerry in Asia to Press China on North Korea Nuclear Test, South China Sea; (Reuters 24.01) Urging ASEAN unity over South China Sea -(NDTV 24/01) Countries Should Play By Same Rules In South China Sea: the U.S. President Barack Obama also said India and US will continue to expand their military exercises and maritime cooperation.

19/01/2016

South China Sea dispute: British ambassador steps into row over pilot 'intimidation'

The British ambassador to the Philippines has said Britain would oppose any attempt to restrict freedom of navigation and overflight in disputed areas of the South China Sea, after Filipino pilots said they were sent “intimidating” radio warnings while flying near artificial islands made by China.

19/01/2016

Deterring Chinese Coercion in the South China Sea

Diplomatically, the U.S. needs to upgrade diplomatic ties with new Southeast Asian partners, especially Vietnam, to a strategic partnership. This is important for several reasons....

17/01/2016

South China Sea? For Beijing, Taiwan is the No. 1 security issue

For China, whose President Xi Jinping is already taking an increasingly muscular approach to claims in the East and South China Sea, the question of Taiwan trumps any other of its territorial assertions in terms of sensitivity and importance.

17/01/2016