14/02/2011
- (The Stars 20/2) Somali pirates can reach our waters - International Maritime Bureau (IMB) piracy reporting centre head of Asian region Noel Choong said - (Asahi Shimbun 18/2) Yudhoyono to urge China to join talks to resolve its disputes over islands in the South China Sea with Southeast Asian countries. - (The Diplomat 16/2) Avoiding US-China Military Rivalry - A new Cold War between the US and China isn’t inevitable. But better inter-military communication will be needed to stop one. - (RiaNovosti 16/2) A Changed but still Expected Military Strategy Report - Brief Comment on the National Military Strategy of the U.S. 2011 - (Islands Business) COVER REPORT: Wikileaks reveal China’s plan for the islands - Pour US$375m as soft loans “whether or not they have diplomatic relations with China”, Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister of the People’s Republic of China,(PRC) He Yafei said in 2006
- (Asia News 19/2) RUSSIA - CHINA - JAPAN:Kurils Islands: growing tension between Moscow and Tokyo; (World Socialist 17/2) Japan and Russia in diplomatic row over disputed Kuril Islands - A visit to Moscow by Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara last week to discuss four disputed islands in the Kuril chain failed to produce any agreement. Instead, the two sides engaged in a diplomatic exchange of fire, each insisting on its own sovereignty; (Japan Times 16/2) Russia, China firms agree to farm sea cucumbers off disputed islebeetween Russia and Japan
- (Washington Times 17/2) Military to bolster its forces in Pacific - Pentagon is developing new battle plans for Asia that include adding Marines to better-coordinated naval and air forces in the region where China is expanding its military might; (AP 15/2) US admiral: Carrier killer won't stop US Navy
- (istockAnalyst 15/2) ProSep receives $5.5 million contract to provide gas dehydration system to an international oil and gas producer operating in the South China Sea; (UpstreamOnline 14/2) Final investment approval for Beibu - The plan for the WZ 6-12 and WZ 12-8 west oilfields in Block 22/12 of the Beibu Gulf project, in the South China Sea
- (American Interest/Viet-studies) From the March - April 2011 issue:Tipping Point in the Indo-Pacific -The underlying source of the current deterioration in the bilateral relationship is the competition for influence in the Indo-Pacific commons, that broad swath reaching from the western Pacific Ocean to the eastern coast of Africa
- (INSS) NEW STRATEGIC FORUM: Getting Beyond Taiwan? Chinese Foreign Policy and PLA Modernization - If China was no longer constrained by its focus on Taiwan, it could undermine regional stability. Maritime Southeast Asian states would worry that China might seize the Spratly Islands
- (The Wall Street Journal 12/2) Asia's New Arms Race - As China grows wealthier and builds up its military, other nations in the region are taking note—and amassing weapons of their own.
- (Jakarta Globe 12/2) The Thinker: Asia vs. the Pirates
-(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...
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