20/12/2010
- (Beijing Review 24/12) Stick to the Path of Peaceful Development - By Dai Bingguo, the author is a state councilor of China - (News.Scotsman 23/12) China replaces leading diplomat - Vice foreign minister Zhang Zhijun took over as the ministry's Communist Party secretary, putting him in line to take over from foreign minister Yang Jiechi. - (China Daily 22/12) Drilling deep for energy - "The South China and East China seas are two potential areas for offshore oil exploration and they will play big roles in the country's energy supplies and security," said Zhou Dadi, former president of the energy research institute of the National Development and Reform Commission. - (Xinhua 23/12) China, ASEAN agree to follow South China Sea declaration; (Manila Times 23/12)China hopes for stability in Spratlys - THE Chinese government will take “all necessary measures” to enhance security and stability on the disputed Spratly Islands, the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines said on Wednesday, adding that the issue must be settled bilaterally without a third party involved.; (Xinhua 21/12) China seriously follows South China Sea declaration: spokesperson - (The Dong-A Ilbo 23/12) What does China want? - (Manila Bulletin 21/12) China and regional security - (Defense Update 20/12) 2011 Flashpoints: Asia - "String of Pearls" is Securing China's Sea Lanes - (Eurasia Review 20/12) China’s Rethink: One Step Backward? - The international community must also constantly review this Chinese position if this posture follows the old Chinese strategic adage of “two steps forward, one step backward”, a strategic wisdom Mao Zedong was so fond of. - (People's Daily 20/12) China now building helicopter-equipped salvage ships - (Asahi Shimbun 20/12) China to establish permanent Senkaku patrols - China will permanently deploy large fisheries patrol vessels in waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, a senior Chinese official told The Asahi Shimbun. - (Daily Yomiuri Online 20/12) New thinking welcome on defense strategies - (The Jamestown Foundation 17/12) Ian Storey, China's Missteps in Southeast Asia: Less Charm, More Offensive - After nearly a decade of adroit statecraft, China’s diplomatic posturing has substantially drained the reservoir of goodwill it had built up in Southeast Asia, forced ASEAN governments to question anew Beijing’s peaceful rise, and pushed regional governments closer to the US; PLA's Growing Force Projection Capabilities- China’s assertiveness along its littoral—underscored by recent diplomatic disputes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea—has raised international concerns about how Beijing intends to project its growing military power.
-(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...