-(Japan News 10/01) MSDF to cover more of South China Sea, it will give priority to stopping along the way at bases of countries facing the South China Sea, including the Philippines and Vietnam.
-(Forbes 10/01) Protecting The South China Sea: Washington should maximize diplomatic support for a negotiated agreement on rights to the disputed land formations and waters while deterring Chinese attempts to settle the debate through military or economic coercion.
-(Nationalinterest 10/01) Beijing Remains ‘Undeterred’ in the South China Sea: China is assembling a preponderant naval power backed by diplomatic clout with ASEAN to deter US intervention.
-(WSJ 09/01) Vietnam Says China’s Flights to South China Sea a Threat to Air Safety: Vietnam authorities claim 46 instances of Chinese planes flying unannounced through Vietnam’s area of responsibility in first week of January
-(Gmanetwork 09/01) PNoy urges ASEAN pressure on China for rules on: "Can we put a little more pressure on China to sit down and agree on a binding code of conduct?" Aquino said.
-(Ibtimes 08/01) Chinese military aircraft likely to take off from Spratly islands in first half of 2016: Retired major general told the newspaper that the Chinese military will patrol the South China Sea using the airport, noting that civil flight tests on the runway meant it was qualified for military use.
-(Reuters 07/01) Republicans seek more naval resources amid South China Sea dispute: “We need to have a strong military and a strong Navy, and a real foreign policy, which we do not now have”
-(Gmanetwork 08/01) China plane landings in South China Sea raise tensions; (Dailymail 07/01) Vietnam protests China's second test flight in South China Sea
-(Inquirer 07/01) Navigation, overflight in South China Sea ‘non-negotiable rights’: “We will have a situation where China will take the position that ADIZ could be imposed. Whether this is done in terms of a de facto basis or it is official, this will be deemed unacceptable to us,” UK Sec. Hammond
-(CSIS 07/01) China's “undeterred” strategy on the South China Sea: a “challenge” for the US: There is evidently a mismatch between heightened rhetoric calling for undeterred US FONOPs and expected payoffs.
-(SMH 07/01) Vietnamese subs deployed as deterrent to China: The first of Vietnam's new advanced Kilo-class submarines have begun patrolling disputed waters of the South China Sea, as deterrents to China's 10 times-bigger navy, Vietnamese officials and diplomatic sources say.
-(Washingtonpost 07/01) What does a nervous China do about the global order?: The nation has a lot on its plate. Will it respond by rejecting the status quo?
-(Eurasiareview 07/01) Conflicting Interests And Rising Tension In The South China Sea: Although a physical conflict has not yet been experienced, as the relevant actors size one another up, it can be definitively said that the waters are warming in the South China Sea.
-(Reuters 07/01) China again lands planes on disputed island in South China Sea, four days after it angered Vietnam with a landing on the same runway in the disputed territory.
-(National Review 07/01) The Showdown in the South China Sea: China and America are now locked in an international game of chicken in the South China Sea, with the stakes being who will be the dominant superpower in the Pacific.
-(The Diplomat 06/01) Everything You Wanted to Know About the USS Lassen's FONOP in the South China Sea;(The Hill 06/01) Pentagon chief defends Navy patrols near Chinese islands
-(The Diplomat 06/01) China Defends Airstrip Construction in the South China Sea: After the first test landing on a new runway in the Spratly, China is highlighting the civilian uses for its airstrip.
-(Interaksyon 06/01) Tensions in South China Sea among 10 conflicts that could escalate into a major war: “Since 5 years ago, each year has seen more conflict, more victims, and more people displaced. 2016 is unlikely to bring an improvement: It is war – not peace”
-(Taipei Times 06/01) KMT accuses DPP’s Tsai of South China Sea surrender: The KMT said that if the South China Sea issue was mismanaged it could disrupt cross-strait relations and lead to the loss of diplomatic allies
-(Foxnews 05/01) US Pacific Fleet shrinks as China grows more assertive in South China Sea, around the world, the U.S. Navy has 272 ships while China’s PLAN has more than 300 ships. The regional concern is about whether the US has enough resources and capacity to fulfill its needs to sustain stability in the region.
-(USNI 05/01) SECDEF Carter Letter to McCain On South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation: China’s land reclamation cannot create a legal entitlement to a territorial sea, and does not change our legal ability to navigate near it.
-(Asianews 05/01) Vietnamese fishermen attacked by Chinese ships: In 2015 tens of thousands of fishermen have been victims of the China. Beijing pursues "imperialist" policy in spite of the protests of Vietnam and the Philippines.
-(Telegraph 05/01) Japan and Philippines join Vietnam in voicing anger over China ‘test flight’ in disputed islands: Fumio Kishida, Japanese Foreign Minister, told a press conference that the flight was an attempt by China to make its island-building “a fait accompli,” according to Japan’s Kyodo news agency.
-(Foreignpolicy 05/01) What Type of Great Power Does China Want to Be?: It is difficult to conclude while some of China’s behavior seems to fall in the category of “responsible stakeholder” in the global system and some of its clearly points in the direction of a revised order.
-(Freebeacon 05/01) Top Navy Admiral Cites Increasing Competition from Russia, China: “For the first time in 25 years, the United States is facing a return to great power competition. Russia and China both have advanced their military capabilities to act as global powers”; (National Interest 05/01) The U.S. Navy's Master Plan to Dominate Russia and China
-(Voanews 05/01) McCain Blasts Lack of US Patrols in South China Sea: “The lack of U.S. action was allowing China to continue to "pursue its territorial ambitions" in the region”
-(Reuters 05/01) South China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island: China's increasing military presence in the disputed sea could effectively lead to a Beijing-controlled air defense zone
-(Businessinsider 04/01) China just made yet another provocative move in the disputed South China Sea: Through actually landing an aircraft on the artificial island, Beijing is reinforcing its claim that these islands are part of the China's sovereign territory
-(Ctvnews 04/01) Philippines says it opposes China runway test in South China Sea; (Indianexpress 04/01) Chinese activities in SCS unhelpful to security, stability: "Our concern is that to begin flight operations at a new airfield in a disputed area is only going to raise tensions and threaten regional stability," said John Kirby.
-(The National Interest 04/01) To Avoid a War With China, Should America Abandon Asia?: Walking away from Asia isn't a solution. It's a failure to understand the tools that America has to change Beijing’s calculus.
-(Thedailybeast 04/01) China Assembles Its Stealth Jet Fleet, making it only the second country in the world to produce radar-evading warplanes on a large scale.
-(Philstar 04/01) DND to spend P106 million for fighter jets' ammo: The amount will be used for the acquisition of 93,600 rounds of 20 mm ammunition for the Korean-made fighter jets' A50 gun system.
-(Economictimes 04/01) Satellite monitoring station in Vietnam to give India room in South China Sea region: It will be an important strategic asset for India ahead tensions when China robust its aggressive tactic in the South China Sea
-(CRI Online 04/01) China, Pakistan Carry out Joint Navy Drill in East China Sea: The two-day drill started on Dec. 31, 2015, China's Xuzhou and Yangzhou Warships, and the PNS Shamsher and PNS Nasr from Pakistan, participated in the dril
-(Economictimes 03/01) China lands 'test flight' on artificial island in disputed South China Sea; (AsiaNikkeiReview 03/01) Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys; (CNN 04/01) China defends test flight in South China Sea after Vietnam objects
-(DPA 03/01) Rising tensions in South China Sea risk confrontation: Prudence is very much needed at this stage of Sino-US relations, when mutual mistrust has reached an all-time high.
