-(Time 01/11) China Sends Armed Jets Over Disputed Waters In Response to U.S. Naval Presence: “This is the minimum level of response China should have, or it will fail the expectation of its people,” a retired Chinese general said.
-(CNBC 01/11) “Asia wants our help in South China Sea”: Disputes over territory in the South China Sea are causing countries in the region to increase their demand for an American security presence, the U.S. defense chief said.
-(ABC 01/11) Australian naval commanders on China visit 'not distracted' by tensions: The visit includes a series of exercises by the two navies, including live fire drills, which were first carried out between the Royal Australian Navy and the PLAN in 2010.
-(Asia Nikkei Review 01/11) US-China friction set to drag on amid Beijing's military buildup: If the area around the islands becomes dominated by the Chinese military, a wedge could be driven between the U.S. and Japan. Tokyo would do well to recognize that this situation is directly relevant to its security.
-(National Interest 31/10) 3 Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear in the South China Sea: Sea Mines; Diesel-Electric Submarines; Chinese Naval Surface Combatants
-(The Diplomat 31/10) Japanese and US Navies Hold Exercise in South China Sea: Japan’s involvement in the South China Sea has been limited to date.
-(Foxtrotalpha 31/10) Chinese J-11 Fighters Deployed To Woody Island In South China Sea: Deploying these fighters gives China an air defense and strike capability ranging from Taiwan’s Pratas Island to the north, to the majority of Vietnam to the west, to the Philippines in the east, and down towards China’s South China Sea island building projects.
-(Nytimes 30/10) In Victory for Philippines, Hague Court to Hear Dispute Over South China Sea: The ruling was a blow to China, which had hoped the court would reject jurisdiction, allowing Beijing to continue making a case that its claims in the SCS are based on history rather than legal precedent.
-(Reuters 30/10) European Union sides with United States on South China Sea incident: The EU is concerned about Beijing's plans to build new islands in contested waters
-(Aljazeera 30/10) China warns US over provocative acts in South China Sea: Beijing naval chief says "minor incident could spark conflict" after US vows to repeat sailing of warships near islands.
-(National Interest 30/10) A Dangerous Game in the South China Sea: Is Japan Ready to 'Set Sail'?: It’s unlikely that Japanese warships will participate in FONOPS any time soon
-(WSJ 30/10) Beijing Charts Course Between Nationalism, Diplomacy in South China Sea: China’s challenge: how to harness patriotism without triggering nationalistic outbursts
-(SMH 30/10) US miner Cliffs Natural Resources links iron exports to China's advance in SCS: Australia will only believe China is destroying Australia when they build an artificial island on the Great Barrier Reef.
-(Bloomberg 30/10) Conflicting claims over the sea don’t have to degenerate into open hostility: Tension is here to stay when China remains ambiguity about its claim, the US needs to make its clear it’s simply reasserting the right of any nation to sail freely in international waters.
-(WSJ 29/10) U.S., China Posture for Support in South China Sea Standoff: The U.S. is urging allies and partners to conduct their own patrols
-(Reuters 29/10) In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute: the Hague-based tribunal rejected Beijing's claim that the disputes were about its territorial sovereignty and said additional hearings would be held to decide the merits of the Philippines' arguments.
-(The Guardian 29/10) Neither China nor the US will give way in this South China Sea showdown: With Beijing determined to expand its influence and Washington intent on maintaining the status quo, tension in the South China Sea is here to stay. China vows to take ‘all necessary’ measures in future US sail-bys in South China Sea.
-(LAtimes 29/10) How U.S.-China skirmish in South China Sea could affect trade: If China controls that, it can control who goes through, who doesn't go through and that really could impede international trade.
-(The Diplomat29/10) What’s Behind Indonesia’s South China Sea Rhetoric Amid US-China Tensions?: Observers need to look past the words of a few to understand Indonesia’s approach.
-(Inquirer 29/10) PH supports US patrols in South China Sea: it were necessary to check China’s “illegal, unilateral and expansive” claims in the heavily disputed waterway.
-(DW 28/10) South China Sea tensions - What's the US strategy?: The long-term benefit is that it forces China to try and rationalize its objections to the operation. The US Will Continue the International Patrol Missions Despite China Protest, (Voanews 28/10).
-(Japantimes 28/10) U.S. rivalry with China flares in SCS after warship’s defiant passage: If the U.S. warships come back more frequently and stick around longer, the Chinese side would likely strengthen military facilities on the artificial islands and take necessary action.
-(Asian Nikkei Review 28/10) For US, Pacific showdown with China a long time coming: Whatever understanding that both may have reached in June, it seems to have been lost in translation, and the two countries are now in significantly riskier territory.
-(TheDiplomat 28/10) Lassen Faire in the South China Sea: Takeaways From the First US FONOP: What does the U.S. Navy’s first freedom of navigation operation near a Chinese man-made island really mean?
-(IBTimes 28/10) China Warns US Over South China Sea Dispute, As Media Say Beijing Is 'Not Afraid' Of War With US: the U.S. was a "paper tiger", the Global Times suggested.
-(BBC 28/10) China media denounce US warship in South China Sea, and warned that Beijing is prepared to take action.
-(GMA Network 28/10) Indonesia calls for tensions in South China Sea to deconflict : We believe it is time for Asia and China to start discussing the element of the code of conduct at ocean in the South China Sea, Joko Widodo said.
-(Yonhapnews 28/10) S. Korea calls for peaceful resolution of disputes in South China Sea: the presidential official said that disputes should be resolved in accordance of international norms.
-(The Diplomat 27/10) Did China Just Hack the International Court Adjudicating Its South China Sea Territorial Claims?: Sometimes context and timing can be damning evidence.
-(DW 27/10) Support swells behind US challenge to South China Sea claim: Allies have rallied behind the US for its recent navigation into international waters claimed by China.
-(Theguardian 27/10) Australia supports US Navy South China Sea operation: Australia but strongly supports the US policy of conducting freedom of navigation operations, the defence minister, Marise Payne said after the operation.
-(ABC 27/10) Defence experts warn Australia will face pressure to join US on mission to probe China's artificial islands: "This is actually going to usher in several weeks, if not longer, of continuous US air and surface presence around the islands, in which some of the allies might eventually be requested to take part," Euan Graham said.
-(Theguardian 27/10) How China's artificial islands led to tension in the South China Sea: Beijing is attempting to build artificial islands, while other states in the region are looking to the US to flex its military muscle on their behalf.
-(Theguardian 27/10) Beijing summons US ambassador over warship in South China Sea: Chinese State television reported that the Chinese vice-foreign minister, Zhang Yesui, had branded the move “extremely irresponsible” when meeting with the US ambassador to China, Max Baucus.
-(CNN 27/10) China says it warned and tracked U.S. warship in South China Sea: a ministry statement said that "the action taken by the U.S. warship has threatened China's sovereignty and security interest, and has put the safety of personnel on the reefs in danger."
-( Foxtrot Alpha 27/10) China Sends Message By Having Destroyers Shadow U.S. Ship Past Islands: On roughly 72 mile FONOPS, the American Lassen was shadowed closely by its most powerful ship the Chinese Type 052C guided missile destroyer and the Sovremennyy Class patrol destroyer.
-(USAtoday 27/10) China condemns U.S. warship's route in South China Sea: China’s Foreign Ministry was quick to condemn the U.S. action, saying the ship's actions were illegal and that the move threatened regional peace as well as U.S.-China relations.
-(Huffingtonpost 27/10) U.S. Sovereignty Challenge Provokes Anger In Beijing: Yet, Navy officials had said the sail-past was necessary to assert the U.S. position that China's manmade islands cannot be considered sovereign territory with the right to surrounding territorial waters.
-(WSJ 27/10) U.S. Navy Tests China Over Sea Claims: the patrol is seen as a test of Mr. Xi’s political standing when it came during a meeting this week of the Communist Party’s Central Committee - its top 300 or so leaders.
-(Nytimes 27/10) White House Moves to Reassure Allies With South China Sea Patrol, but Quietly: The White House directed Department of Defense officials not to say anything publicly about the episode.
-(RT 27/10) US declares right to fly, sail anywhere intl law allows: “The US has conducted naval operations in the South China Sea in recent days and will conduct similar operations in the future,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said.
-(Nationalinterest 27/10) Showdown in the South China Sea: America Takes On China: The stage is set for potential confrontation, and the future of Asian order hangs in the balance.
-(CNN 27/10) U.S. destroyer to pass islands in South China Sea within 24 hours: The official said the mission now has the approval of President Barack Obama.
-(FT 27/10) US Navy tests Beijing on South China Sea claims: the US chose to run the operation a day after the CCP opened a major annual meeting of its Central Committee. It would be seen as a deliberate move to interfere with Chinese politics.
-(Reuters 26/10) U.S. Navy destroyer nears islands built by China in South China Sea: The destroyer Lassen is expected to pass within 12 nautical miles of the Chinese-claimed reefs. It would be accompanied by a P-8A and possibly P-3 surveillance plane.
-(Latimes 26/10) Navy warship to patrol near China's man-made islands in the South China Sea: U.S. officials emphasize that the man-made islands do not constitute sovereign territory under international law and cannot be used to assert claims to territorial waters.
-(Stratfor 26/10) Great Power Politics in the South China Sea: China will continue to push the envelope in the South China Sea because controlling the waters is key to its national security strategy.
-(Nikkei Asian Review 26/10) Obama runs out of patience with Beijing: Obama realized that a conciliatory attitude was not going to get Beijing to cooperate. It would mark a major turning point for American policy toward China.
