Weekly Bulletin (22 October - 28 October)

China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance; Vietnamese officials visit USS George Washington; Vietnam’s Sea Law first introduced in Republic of Korea; Indonesia asked to stabilize conflict in South China Sea; US Navy to guard "freedom of navigation" in Asia…

31/10/2012

Weekly News 29/10-4/11

-(The diplomat 1/11) U.S. Navy Take Notice: China is Becoming a World-Class Military Shipbuilder: The engine of China's naval rise has flown under the radar - until now; Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet -(Eurasia review 1/11) Searching For China’s Concept Of Joint Development In The South China Sea: Aside from the absence of an official position detailing China’s concept of a JD, there are...

30/10/2012

Weekly News 22/10-28/10

-(Manila standard today 24/10) Beijing website raps Washington over sea dispute: A state-owned China news website accused the United Sates of adding more fuel to the fire in the territorial dispute in the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea by siding with Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan. -(Phnompenh post 23/10) South China Sea talks ‘on track’ : Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with his Indonesian...

24/10/2012

Weekly Bulletin (15 October - 21 October)

China's maps to be closely monitored for more accuracy; Philippines sees improved relations with China; US pledges South China Sea neutrality; China-Philippines talks tackle sea dispute...

23/10/2012

Weekly Bulletin (8 October - 14 October)

China opens meteorological bureau at Paracel islands; Viet Nam requests China to respect the sovereignty of Viet Nam; Philippine, US Marines begin annual joint exercises; USS George Washington Makes First Visit to Malaysia…

15/10/2012

Weekly News 8/10-14/10

-(Eurasia review 9/10) South China Sea Disputes: Can Satellite Imagery Help? Satellite imagery of geographical features in the sea offers a greater degree of visual clarity of what an island or rock may look like and of their location relative to each other. -(Inquirer 8/10)Philippine sees naval port as vital to US: The Philippines said Monday a former US naval base facing the South China Sea could...

12/10/2012

Weekly Bulletin (1 October - 7 October)

China launches mission to ASEAN; Vietnam stresses international law compliance in dispute settlement; Philippines pushes ASEAN maritime information-sharing, seeks more help to resolve territorial row; Big U.S. fleet nears disputed islands…

10/10/2012

Weekly News 1/10-7/10

-(Scmp 4/10) Manila pushes Asean maritime information-sharing: The Philippines has proposed an information-sharing system for Southeast Asia to help protect its waters from security challenges such as piracy, illegal fishing and drug trafficking. -(The Jakarta post 4/10 )Managing tsunamis and conflicts in the South China Sea: From another point of view, the territories are also sources of seaborne...

05/10/2012

Weekly Bulletin (24 September - 30 September)

ASEAN foreign ministers discusses the South China Sea issue on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session; Philippines will respond to China ships; US urges China and ASEAN to promote dialogues on sea dispute encouraging; China's first aircraft carrier commissioned…

03/10/2012

Chinese strategic miscalculations in the South China Sea

First and foremost, China should take constructive steps to bring about an amicable conclusion to negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, and implement a face-saving policy renouncing once and for all its U-shaped line. Obviously, this will be a difficult decision for China to take. However, the international dividend and return for China’s peaceful rise would ripple far beyond...

01/10/2012