Weekly News 21/5-27/5

-(Channelnewsasia 24/5)China sends more ships to disputed shoal: As of Monday night, there were five Chinese government vessels - up from three -- and 16 fishing boats in the area, the Philippine foreign department said; (Indiatimes 24/5) Four Navy ships in South China Sea to mark Indian presence -(Guardian 23/5) Philippines accuses China of deploying ships in Scarborough shoal: Manila says nearly...

21/05/2012

Weekly News 7/5-13/5

-(Inquirer 9/5) Unclos is way to go to settle Spratlys dispute, says DFA chief: Del Rosario reiterated this Tuesday during a conference at Montego Bay, (Eurasiareview 8/5) Jamaica; Asian Diplomatic Ambiguity: Calming The South China Sea? -(Malaya 9/5) Scarborough standoff hurting livelihood, say Pinoy fishers: “They can fish outside (the lagoon) but they are prevented from going inside,” said...

07/05/2012

Weekly News 30/4-6/5

-(CNAS 3/5) Three Essays on the East and South China Seas -(The-diplomat 2/5) Is the Philippines an Orphan? The ongoing standoff between the Philippines and China raises troubling questions about the response to Chinese territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea; Pivot Out, Rebalance In -(Scmp 2/5) Dialogue, not alliances, key to South China Sea stability as tensions over the just concluded...

03/05/2012

Weekly News 30/4-6/5

  -(The-diplomat 2/5) Is the Philippines an Orphan? The ongoing standoff between the Philippines and China raises troubling questions about the response to Chinese territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea; Pivot Out, Rebalance In -(Scmp 2/5) Multilateral dialogue can anchor stability in South China Sea, not military alliances as tensions over the just concluded US-Philippine war games...

03/05/2012

Weekly News 23/4-29/4

-(Chinadaily 27/4) Military makes solemn vow on territory: The armed forces have vowed to "fulfill their duty" to safeguard China's territory in the South China Sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday -(Washingtontimes 26/4) China OKs supply dock in disputed islands: China's government said Thursday that it had approved a provincial proposal to build a supply dock in the South China...

24/04/2012

Weekly News 16/4-22/4

-(Atimes 20/4) China tests the will of the Philippines: David met Goliath on a tiny spit of rock and sand off the western coast of Luzon in the Philippines earlier this month. -(Inquirer 20/4) China deploys gunboat: China has dispatched a powerful military vessel in the South China Sea after rejecting a Philippine proposal to submit the Panatag Shoal dispute to international arbitration

17/04/2012

Weekly News 9/4-15/4

-(ND 13/4) Vietnam welcomes oil related partnerships with foreigners: Vietnam welcomes oil-related partnerships with foreigners in its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi said -(Tuoitrenews 13/4) Khanh Hoa monks set sail for Truong Sa: A delegation, including five out of six monks who have volunteered to practice Buddhism in Truong Sa (Spratly)...

09/04/2012

Weekly News 2/4-8/4

-(Economist 6/4) China’s military rise: There are ways to reduce the threat to stability that an emerging superpower poses -(Thehindu 5/4) South China Sea projects ‘risky for India' if its companies continue exploring for oil in blocks off the coast of Vietnam in the disputed South China Sea

03/04/2012

Weekly News 26/3-1/4

-(The-diplomat 31/3)Will ASEAN Tackle South China Sea? Burma is likely to be the main talking point at next week’s ASEAN summit. But will they dare tackle China’s territorial claims? -(Philstar 31/3) 'US should provide Phl with military hardware': in light of heightening tensions in the South China Sea, Robert Warshaw of the Heritage Foundation said.

27/03/2012

Weekly News 26/3-1/4

(-Scmp 27/3) Territorial claims set out in map of South China Sea: Mainland authorities will publish a map of the South China Sea this year to strengthen their claim to the disputed region

27/03/2012