An Innocent Mistake

Above all, the Obama administration should recognize that it has a vital strategic interest at stake andinternational law on its side, and so it should treat FONOPs not as provocative acts but as sound assertions of long-standing principles

03/12/2015

Amid South China Sea Tensions, Japan Strengthens Ties With Philippines, Vietnam

As China’s construction projects and the United States’ freedom of navigation operations ratchet up tensions in the South China Sea, Japan is increasing its cooperation with other claimant states – most notably the Philippines and Vietnam. Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) plays a large role in this cooperation.

02/12/2015

Overall information of the 7th South China Sea conference

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VLA) are pleased to host the 7th South China Sea International Conference: “Cooperation for Regional Security and Development” on 23-24 November 2015 in Vung Tau city, Viet Nam.

01/12/2015

Weekly News 30/11 - 06/12

-(SCMP 06/12) South China Sea airstrips are a headache for China’s rivals: Apparent plan for four bases in South China Sea would boost PLA, tilt balance of power. -(Jakarta Post 05/12) The South China Sea arbitration: Why does it matter?: Furthermore, the decision will clarify some, if not all, the ambiguities surrounding the SCS conflict. The mystery behind the nine-dash lines will be immediately...

01/12/2015

Japan Set to Boost East China Sea Troop Presence

Days after US President Barack Obama urged China to halt the militarization of newly-created islands in the South China Sea, China continues military deployments, exercises and construction in the disputed waterway.

30/11/2015

Weekly Bulletin 23/11 - 29/11

China sends new ship to ferry supplies to South China Sea; Vietnam supports peaceful East Sea dispute settlement; Philippines shopping for arms to beef up maritime security; India will help keep sea lanes free: Modi.

30/11/2015

Weekly Bulletin 16/11 - 22/11

China raises five proposal for peace, stability in the south China sea; Vietnam express concerns complicated developments in the South China Sea; Asean can’t let any country claim entire South China Sea; Japan Backs US South China Sea Operations; ASEAN ministers express serious concerns over South China Sea row; ASEAN and the United States emphasize on peaceful resolution for disputes in the South...

25/11/2015

Time for America to Step Up in the South China Sea

America’s challenge to China’s unilateral claims to the international waterways of the South China Sea is long overdue. Chinese strategists have repeatedly told foreign observers that they believe Beijing has a strategic window — until U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office and before a new president adopts a tougher approach — in which to assert their exceptional claims in maritime Asia.

22/11/2015

Asian Nations Look Beyond Asean to Solve South China Sea Disputes

For 13 years the countries of Southeast Asia have tried building a framework with China to resolve their territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

22/11/2015

Despite terror threat, South China Sea dispute dominates

Ongoing tensions over the South China Sea heightened over the weekend, with China reacting angrily to the latest indications of growing U.S.- Japanese co-operation over the disputed sea.

22/11/2015