-(SHM 06/06) China is trading aid for support for claims: China has launched a major charm offensive across the south Pacific to win diplomatic support for its chain of artificial islands.
-(USAtoday 06/06) U.S. presses China on steel dumping, South China Sea: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed for a diplomatic solution to tensions in the South China Sea while Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged China to stop flooding global markets with excess steel at the U.S.-China S&ED in Beijing.
-(Lawfareblog 06/06) China’s Ridiculously Weak Legal Argument Against Complying with the South China Sea Arbitration Award
-(ABCnews 06/06) China Repeats Refusal to Abide by South China Sea Ruling: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the arbitration panel's ruling would be "an opportunity for China and the rest of the region to recommit to a principled future, to renewed diplomacy, and to lowering tensions, rather than raising them."
-(Foreignpolicy 06/06) Europeans Push Back Against Beijing in the South China Sea: “If the law of the sea is not respected today in the China seas, it will be threatened tomorrow in the Arctic, in the Mediterranean, or elsewhere.”
-(Reuters 06/06) Taiwan refuses to recognize any air defense zone Beijing creates in the South China Sea: "In the future, we don't rule out China designating an ADIZ. If China is on track to announce this, it could usher in a new wave of tension in the region," Taiwan's National Security Bureau said in a report presented to parliament.
-(Breakingdefense 06/06) The P-8, Singapore & South China Sea Strategy: P-8 “will be able to monitor and record their actions on the surface of the water, such as those being taken against China’s South China Sea neighbors in the Philippines and Vietnam.
-(Channelnewsasia 06/06) South China Sea tensions likely to rise after international tribunal ruling: Beijing has rejected the move by the Philippines, and has vowed to ignore any ruling on the South China Sea from the Permanent Court of Arbitration, regardless of the outcome.
-(WSJ 06/06) U.S., China Find Common Ground Elusive at High-Level Talks: China and the U.S. are dealing with an array of disputes, from duties on trade, Chinese currency policy and investment hurdles to cybersecurity and China’s new security laws and regulations that restrict foreign nonprofit groups and pressure businesses to transfer technology.
-(Time 06/06) A Top Admiral Says China Has ‘No Fear’ Over Disputes in the South China Sea: China insists that the U.S. should stay out of the disputes.
