Weekly News 14/09-20/09

-(BusinessInsider 20/09) China is continuing to militarize the South China Sea despite promising to stop: The continuation of construction and dredging on the islands, despite China’s promises to stop, will likely cast a cloud over Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit later this month -(Wantchinatimes 20/09) US preparing for potential conflict in South China Sea: Ashton Carter, said Washington...

14/09/2015

China's swagger drives Southeast Asia closer to US

Beijing's aggressive posturing in the South China Sea, where it is nursing territorial disputes with multiple Southeast Asian nations, is stirring up particular resentment in the region and pushing more countries into the waiting arms of the U.S.

10/09/2015

Weekly Bulletin 31/08 - 06/09

Five Chinese Naval Ships Spotted In Bering Sea; DND To China: Prove Commitment To Peace; Malaysia and U.S. in Talks to Ramp Up China Spying; Australia Concerned About The Large-Scale Land Reclamation And Construction Activity By China

10/09/2015

Weekly Bulletin 24/8-30/08

China oil rig to keep drilling in waters disputed with Vietnam; Philippines seeks 'real-time' U.S. help in disputed South China Sea; ONGC Videsh seeks exploration licence extension for Vietnam oil block; Australia, wary of regional instability, eyes closer U.S. security ties.

09/09/2015

Asia’s arms race to control the sea

Asia’s weapons acquisition statistics show a sustained build-up. In 2012, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported that the volume of arms transfers into Southeast Asia had grown by 200 per cent.

09/09/2015

Weekly News 07/09-13/09

-(NewsWeek 13/09) What Will The Obama-Xi Summit Achieve? …The U.S will not get agreement by China to stop pushing forward on claims in the South China Sea…China claims that is not the business of the United States. -(Bostonherald 12/09) China Just Sent a Message to America: Don’t Mess With Us: Despite talk of peace, Beijing was sending a message to the region and to the world, especially the United...

09/09/2015

Weekly Bulletin 17/08-23/08

Vietnam concerned about Indonesia’s sinking of fishing boats; Malaysia lodges diplomatic protest against Beting Patinggi Ali intrusion; US vows to upgrade PH military; The US reiterated the right of flying, sailing and operating in the South China Sea.

08/09/2015

America Must Take a Stand in the South China Sea

If we are not prepared to back our principles with strength, then we should not be surprised when an opportunistic and increasingly capable China takes full advantage of a vacuum of power.

05/09/2015

Australia alarmed by strategic rivalry in South China Sea

Australia expressed alarm on September 2 at escalating strategic rivalry in the South China Sea, saying it puts Asia at the risk of a military blunder with potentially serious consequences.

03/09/2015

Weekly News 31/08 - 06/09

-(AsianReview 06/09)  US warships might make a pass by China's man-made islets, the government is leaning that way in the wake of Chinese navy vessels' recent passage through U.S. territorial waters off Alaska. -(Inquirer 06/09) DND urges China to practice ‘commitment to peace’: “We call on China’s government to show its sincerity by, at the least, stopping all ongoing construction and militarization...

03/09/2015