21/03/2017
-(AMTI 22/3) Raging Waters in Benham Rise: As the Benham Rise controversy begins to subside, the two governments may have learned that in the future, it would be best to tread very carefully in these raging waters. -(RSIS 22/3) Indonesia-Australia Ties: Joint Patrols in the South China Sea? Notwithstanding the hype, it is in reality a distant prospect.
-(Small Wars Journal 22/3) Strengthening Ties with Vietnam As a "South China Sea Ally": In the past, a nation such as the Philippines would have been the ‘go-to’ choice. In the current construct, the U.S. could truly do no better than working with Vietnam.
-(WSJ 22/3) China Sinks Suggestion It Will Develop Disputed South China Sea Shoal: Beijing dismisses reports it will construct environmental-monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal.
-(ABS-CBN 20/3) Chinese's military dominance in S. China Sea complete - report: And other players cannot match its military supremacy in the region. –(VOA 22/3) ASEAN Looks to ‘Framework’ on South China Sea Security.
-(Channel NewsAsia 21/3) Vietnam seeks South Korean support in SCS: Vietnam's Prime Minister sought support for the nation's stance in the SCS when he met South Korea's foreign minister in Hanoi on Monday.
-(PhilStar 20/3) Blatant gaps seen in Duterte's SCS policy: There is a disparity between the policy gleaned from Duterte's rhetoric and that practiced by concerned executive departments. –(Strait Times 20/3) Duterte's 'can't stop China' comment raises concern.
-(Channel NewsAsia 20/3) Malaysia mulls naval upgrades amid IS threat, South China Sea standoff: Malaysia's navy aims to replace all 50 vessels in its aging fleet as the country cut its total defence budget by 12.7 percent to 15.1 billion (US$3.41 billion) this year.
-(Reuters 19/3) Tillerson ends China trip with warm words from President Xi, reaching an agreement to work together with China on North Korea and putting aside trickier issues. –(The Washington Post 19/3) In China debut, Tillerson appears to hand Beijing a diplomatic victory
-(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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