Weekly News 27/6 - 4/7

- Papers from CSIS Conference on Maritime Security in SCS: Bonnie S. Glaser, Tensions Flare in the South China Sea Tran Truong Thuy, Recent Developments in the South China Sea: Implications for Regional Security and Cooperation Carlyle A. Thayer, China’s New Wave of Aggressive Assertiveness in the South China Sea Ian Storey, Hardening Positions over Dangerous Grounds: Recent Developments in the...

27/06/2011

New actors and thoughts in Chinese foreign policy and its implications to Vietnam in South China Sea, by Nguyen Minh Ngoc

The purpose of this paper by Nguyen Minh Ngoc is to analyze the actors and new thoughts in Chinese foreign policy and implications of China’s policies for South China Sea. The author would like to offer readers with the policy-making process of new foreign policy of China, which helps Vietnamese more aware of the situation and find appropriate solutions.

20/06/2011

Weekly News 20/6 - 27/6

- (AFP/Sinchew 24/6) Philippines seeks US arms amid China tension: The Philippines said Thursday it hoped to lease naval equipment from the United States, calling for a "reset" in the two nations' alliance in the face of rising friction at sea with China. - (Financial Times 24/6) US backs Philippines in South China Sea: Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, on has pledged to support the Philippines...

20/06/2011

Some thoughts about the COC in South China Sea

Some thoughts about the COC in South China Sea Since 1990s, the South China Sea dispute and its potentially explosive conflict have threatened the security, stability and development of the Southeast Asian region. Meanwhile, The Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) signed by ASEAN and China in 2002 seems to be ineffective and can not ease the prolonged tension. This...

17/06/2011

Some thoughts about the COC in South China Sea

Since 1990s, the South China Sea dispute and its potentially explosive conflict have threatened the security, stability and development of the Southeast Asian region. Meanwhile, The Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) signed by ASEAN and China in 2002 seems to be ineffective and can not ease the prolonged tension. This article is about the importance and urgency of adopting...

17/06/2011

Weekly News 13/6 - 20/6

- Conference on Maritime Security in the South China Sea (CSIS, Washington DC.): Agenda -RSIS COMMENTARIES +China and the South China Sea: Time for  Code of Conduct by Aileen S.P. Baviera +China's Fishing Ban in the South China Sea: Implications for Territorial Disputes by Nguyen Dang Thang - (The Jamestown Foundation 17/6) Taiwan Pivots in the South China Sea by Russell Hsiao - International...

13/06/2011

Weekly News 13/6 - 20/6

- Conference on Maritime Security in the South China Sea (CSIS, Washington DC.): Agenda -RSIS COMMENTARIES +China and the South China Sea: Time for  Code of Conduct by Aileen S.P. Baviera +China's Fishing Ban in the South China Sea: Implications for Territorial Disputes by Nguyen Dang Thang - (The Jamestown Foundation 17/6) Taiwan Pivots in the South China Sea by Russell Hsiao - International...

13/06/2011

Legal bases and reality approaches of legal documents on South China Sea disputes by Nguyen Duc Hung

In the process of seeking measures to the disputes in the South China Sea, UNCLOS 1982 and the related international legal documents are the creditable legal basis despite their drawbacks. Therefore, the reality approaches are crucial. First, the following article analyzes the pros and cons of taking UNCLOS as the legal basis.

06/06/2011

Sovereignty dispute over the Spratly Islands of the Phillipines, by Vo Xuan Vinh

Sovereignty dispute over the Spratly Islands of the Phillipines, by Vo Xuan Vinh Sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea in general and in the Spratly Islands in particular have become a hot security issue not only in Southeast Asia but also in Asia-Pacific region. The Philippines is one of the six parties that claim sovereignty over parts of the Spratly Islands. The paper's author Vo Xuan...

06/06/2011

How China uses international law in South China Sea disputes, by Nguyen Thi Lan Anh

How China uses international law in South China Sea disputes by Nguyen Thi Lan Anh In the process of materializing its hegemonic ambitions in the South China Sea, China has always shown concerns and wishes to use international law as the basis for their claims in the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands as well as the claims of sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the waters within...

06/06/2011