Weekly News 8/7-14/7

-(Channel NewsAsia 12/7) Obama warns China against "coercion" at sea: US President Barack Obama warned China on Thursday against the using force or intimidation in its tense maritime disputes with its neighbours and urged a peaceful resolution. –(PhilStar 12/7) ‘Arbitration process a peaceful way to solve maritime dispute’ -(The Hindu Time 11/7s) Vietnam backs India oil exploration in South China...

08/07/2013

Reassurance needed, unlikely over the Nine-Dash Line

What would reassure neighbouring nations is for China to bring their claims into the realm of international law and reasonableness. China should be prepared to negotiate in good faith the limits of the disputed area.

04/07/2013

Weekly Bulletin (24 June - 30 June)

US, Philippines forces off Scarborough Shoal; 46th AMM took place at Brunei; Panel to hear Philippine case vs China now complete; U.S. Senate warns China over maritime disputes…

03/07/2013

East Sea issues are a common concern

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh declared that issues in the East Sea are a common concern for countries in the region during a speech at the 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on June 30th.

01/07/2013

Weekly News 1/7-7/7

-(PhilStar 5/7) Chinese general: Philippines stirs trouble for asking US help: "The role of the Philippines in the South China Sea is actually, in my view, a troublemaker," People's Liberation Army Major General Luo Yuan, known as "The Hawk" among Beijing's military leaders, said in his first interview with foreign media. -(China Daily 5/7) Submersible taps vast mineral deposits in South China Sea -(ABS-CBN...

01/07/2013

The (continued) need for American "Pivot to Asia"

Yet strategic posturing in Europe and the Middle East needs not entail strategic ambiguity towards Asia, for it would undermine what American efforts in Asia have achieved.

27/06/2013

Weekly Bulletin (17 June - 23 June)

Vietnamese President pay first State visit to China; Beijing warns Philippines on talks with Taipei; US hits China bullying in disputed waters; ASEAN, China work on search, rescue in East Sea; Vietnam, US bolster defence cooperation…

26/06/2013

Top maritime judge to hear Philippine case vs China

The ITLOS has named Thomas Mensah, the first ITLOS head, as president of the 5-member arbitral tribunal that is hoped to settle the two countries' dispute over portions of the South China Sea.

25/06/2013

Weekly News 24/6-30/6

-(PhilStar 28/6) US destroyer joins Philippine wargames: The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) docked at Alava Pier here Thursday to take part in the 19th Philippines-US Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. -(Channel NewsAsia 27/6) ASEAN Economic Community 2015, South China Sea disputes expected to dominate Brunei meet: ASEAN's vision of an economic community...

24/06/2013

Weekly Bulletin (10 June - 16 June)

Vietnam calls for compliance with UNCLOS; 18 Chinese maritime ships operating in the South China Sea; Aquino vows to defend territory, sovereignty; 19th CARAT Malaysia Begins…

20/06/2013