18/04/2011
- (United Nations) Submission to the CLCS of Philippine on China's "9-dash line" - China's Response to Philippines' Note; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reiterates its position on the South China Sea - (Radio Australia News 21/4) Vietnam, China on path to settle South China Sea dispute - (Taipei Times 22/4) Taiwan calls for mechanism to discuss disputed areas - (IDSA 21/4) China's Aircraft Carrier: Some Observations - (Manila Standard 20/4) Coast Guard tapped for Spratlys duties -PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III - (New Straits Times 19/4) Talks to resolve claims over Spratlys - A meeting between Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and China's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang
- (ABS-CBN 19/4) China accuses PH of ‘invasion’; (Manila Times 19/4) Defending the Philippines’ rights to the Reed Bank - The solution is for the Philippines to assert that the Reed Bank is not part of the Spratlys’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or continental shelf; China’s ‘Two No’s Policy’ on South China Sea disputes - "no multilateral negotiations and no “internationalization”; How we should deal with China’s U-Line -we must work to become everybody’s friend. And count on collective strength, within Asean to boost our ability to defend ourselves.
- (Taiwan Today 19/4) CGA bolsters combat readiness of South China Sea personnel; (Taiwan Times 19/4) Taiwan: After 11-year hiatus, ROC marines to return to South China Sea - Coast Guard Administration
- (Jakarta Post 19/4) Editorial: Spratly diplomacy
- (Focus Taiwan 18/4) Lawmaker proposes sending marines back to South China Sea; Taiwan advised to be aggressive on South China Sea dispute
- (The Diplomat 15/4) China’s Military Gets Expeditionary - In the fifth in our series on understanding Asia-Pacific sea power, we look at the PLA’s growing expeditionary capabilities and its greater implications.
-(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...