Weekly Bulletin (18 March - 24 March)

Vietnam demands China to end sovereignty violation; Vietnamese fishing boat shot by Chinese vessels; Chinese navy training exercise in South China Sea, western Pacific; Philippine sea patrols to check on China naval exercises; US maintains Asian pivot position…

27/03/2013

US concerned over incident in South China Sea

The US on March 26th expressed concern over reports of an incident between a Chinese vessel and a Vietnamese fishing boat which caught fire, saying it strongly opposes use of force or coercion in the South China Sea.

27/03/2013

Vietnam condemns China’s shooting at fishing vessel

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday announced its official statement to strongly condemn China for shooting on Viet Nam’s fishing vessel coded QNg 96382 TS.

26/03/2013

Weekly News 25/3-31/3

-(PhilStar 31/3) ‘China may engage in quiet talks with Phl over territorial dispute’: China’s leaders may decide to engage in quiet negotiations with the Philippines to entice it to withdraw its bid for international arbitration in the South China Sea given the risks and ramifications of other options open to Beijing, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) said. -(SCMP 31/3) PLA takes higher...

25/03/2013

Philippine sea patrols to check on China naval exercises

Philippine naval security forces are set to conduct “sovereignty patrols” in the South China Sea to check on possible intrusions by Chinese vessels conducting naval exercises within the country’s maritime boundaries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.

22/03/2013

Vietnam demands China to end sovereignty violation

Vietnam once again rejects the so-called Sansha city and requests China to end violations of its sovereignty, and take no action to impede the legal fishing activities of Vietnamese fishing boats and fishermen, a representative of the National Boundary Commission stated on March 19th.

20/03/2013

Weekly Bulletin (11 March - 17 March)

Chinese surveillance vessels harrassed two Vietnamese ships; New president Xi tells China military to improve battle ability; U.S. to cooperate with Brunei on the South China Sea issue; Obama to raise maritime issues at Asia summits; U.S., Philippine soldiers to join Balikatan 2013…

19/03/2013

Kerry maintains Asian pivot position

The new US Secretary of State John Kerry has quashed suspicions he harbours secret doubts about the wisdom of Washington's so-called "pivot" towards Asia, saying he is as wedded to the policy as his predecessor, Hillary Clinton.

19/03/2013

China president Xi calls for "great renaissance"

China's newly-installed president Xi Jinping said on Sunday (March 17th) he would fight for a "great renaissance of the Chinese nation", in his first speech as head of state of the world's most populous country.

18/03/2013

Weekly News 18/3-24/3

-(Manila Standard Today 23/3) Beijing pushes sea aggression: China continued its aggressive moves towards reinforcing its claim over the contested waters and territories in the South China Sea, by conducting maritime patrols, both in the waters and in the air space above the contested areas. China sends largest fishery patrol ship to Spratlys -(GMA Network 23/3) New Philippine envoy takes up South...

18/03/2013