10/07/2017
-(Nikkei 12/7) Beijing changes tack after South China Sea ruling: There are clear signs from both China's words and deeds that Beijing has quietly modified its overall legal position in the South China Sea. -(Abs-cbn 12/7) PH should lead South China Sea row resolution: Del Rosario: A year after Manila scored the landmark victory in The Hague, there had been no "restraint in China's militarization and unlawful activities"
-(SCMP 12/7) South China Sea forecast a year after court ruling: Philippine president’s pivot to Beijing has changed game but tensions linger among seven claimants
-(Reuters 12/7) Drilling for oil in disputed sea may resume this year: Philippine official: ‘The government prepares to offer new blocks to investors in bidding in December.’
-(Pna 12/7) Envoy defends PH's two-track approach in South China Sea issue: ‘The basic approach now is don’t let the dispute be an obstacle to developing the non-contentious issues’
-(Abs-cbn 10/7) South China Sea ruling may become 'irrelevant' - maritime expert: Atty. Jay Batongbacal said that Philippines should raise the issue while it still can.
-(Sputnik news 10/7) Beijing Crushes World Record for Combustible Ice Pulled From South China Sea: China has extracted more than 300,000 cubic meters of combustible ice from the SCS in 60 days.
-(East asia forum 10/7) Japan opens the way to cooperation on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The China–Japan relationship is the most important relationship in Asia. It also has a troubled history.
-(Abs-cbn 10/7) US carrier group leads biggest yet drills with India and Japan: Malabar 2017 is the largest exercise since India and the United States launched in 1992.
-(The Diplomat 10/7) US B-1B Bombers Fly Over South China Sea, Drawing Chinese Protest: The latest B-1B Lancer flyover of the South China Sea echoes a similar operation in May.
-(National interest 9/7) Three PLAN Officers May Have Just Revealed What China Wants in the SCS: Chinese strategy in the SCS is expansionary in aim, incremental by design and realist in orientation.
-(Vnexpress 6/6) Vietnam urges countries to abide by laws as US proposes sanctions in South China Sea: All sides need to make positive contributions to the maintenance of peace, security, safety, maritime and aviation freedom in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday. -(Straitstimes...
-(VNExpress 5/5) Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in SCS: The foreign ministry has condemned China for violating Vietnam's sovereignty by imposing a unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea. -(Strait Times 4/5) Philippine court orders government to protect SCS: This was prompted by a petition...
-(AP 22/4) Recent Developments Surrounding the SCS -(Reuters 20/4) China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary: The PLA Navy ship and aircraft to be revealed at Tuesday’s naval parade are the Liaoning aircraft carrier, new types of nuclear submarines, new types...
-(SCMP 5/4) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells China to ‘lay off’ island in disputed SCS: This follows a statement made by the foreign affairs ministry calling the presence of Chinese boats near Thitu Island illegal. -(Nikkei 4/4) Philippines hits out at China's 'swarming' SCS ships: The...