26/06/2017
-(SCMP 28/6) South China Sea dispute expected to dominate Philippine foreign secretary’s first China visit as he tries to balance the competing interests of Beijing and Southeast Asian countries against the South China Sea disputes. -(India Times 27/6) India, US call for freedom of navigation amid South China Sea disputes and resolving of territorial and maritime disputes peacefully in accordance with international law.
-(National Interest 27/6) Japan's Delicate Balancing Act in the SCS: Tokyo knows that any acceleration of its moves in the SCS will likely be reciprocated by Beijing’s tightening of the screws in the ECS.
-(Strait Times 27/6) Consider dedicated SCS commission to settle disputes: A 15-member commission with a mandate to facilitate mediation, conciliation and ultimately arbitration of the disputes would provide both an informal and formal third-party mechanism capable of dealing with the disputes
-(Forbes 26/6) South China Sea: Modi, not Duterte, is China's problem as the country can amass enough support to spoil Beijing’s’ South China Sea and Indian Ocean ambitions.
-(ABS-CBN News 25/6) PH, Vietnam navies play sports on South China Sea island, the latest get-together by two countries.
-(Sputnik News 24/6) China reiterates warning to India not to meddle in South China Sea, just a few days ahead of the Modi-Trump meeting in the US.
-(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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