-(Value Walk 01/08) China: U.S. Is Stirring Up Trouble In The South China Sea: Chinese DM accused the United States of fomenting trouble in the region by working conscientiously to militarize the SCS. China alleged that the US is seemingly taking sides with some other Asian countries.
-(Spunik 01/08) Malaysia Hopeful for South China Sea Code of Conduct Ahead of ASEAN Meeting: Claimants to the disputed South China Sea are on track to finalize the territory’s code of conduct (CoC), Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said as quoted by local media Saturday.
-(Nytimes 31/08) What China Has Been Building: in the South China SeaChina has been feverishly piling sand onto reefs in the South China Sea for the past year, creating seven new islets in the region. It is straining geopolitical tensions that were already taut.
-(Politico 31/08) Obama team, military at odds over South China Sea: Washington maintains the Navy has the right to sail or fly by the series of artificial islands that China is outfitting with military equipment
.-(Business Insider 31/07) The angry rhetoric around the South China Sea just hit a new level: China's Defence Ministry on Thursday accused the United States of "militarizing" the South China Sea by staging patrols and joint military drills there, ramping up the rhetoric ahead of a key regional security meeting in Malaysia next week.
-(Reuters 31/07) China, Southeast Asia to set up hotline for South China Sea issues: The foreign ministers' hotline will be the first involving China. Southeast Asian leaders hope the hotline will help defuse the tension provoked over naval encounters and China's claims.
-(National Interest 31/07) China Builds World's Largest Aircraft Carrier Dock in South China Sea: China had completed work on a 700 meter-long dock at its sprawling Sanya naval complex in Hainan province in the SCS, it is able to service ships on both sides, allowing it to accommodate two aircraft carriers or other large ships at the same time.
-(The Diplomat 31/07) Beijing Strikes Back: U.S. 'Militarizing' South China Sea: China’s Defense Ministry is retaliating against recent U.S. remarks in kind.
-(AEI 30/07) 5 Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer: China’s military occupation of the South China Sea edition.
-(National Interests 30/07) Coming Soon to the South China Sea: Chinese Fighters and Lethal Missiles? These enhanced capabilities will provide China with advantages over its weaker neighbors and pose challenges to U.S. military activities in the region.
-(Malaysia-Today 30/07) How Worried Should Malaysia Be About The South China Sea Dispute? He further said that Malaysia will keep being neutral and that this approach will encourage other countries to foster and maintain diplomatic and trade relationships with Malaysia. Captain Abdul Rahmat Omar Mohamed Haniff, a retired former Royal Malaysian Air Force pilot
-(Asashi Shimbun 30/07) Abe Signals Possible Minesweeping In South China Sea, A Shift From His Previous Stance: The shift is apparently aimed at emphasizing the importance of enacting the controversial security bills during the current Diet session by alluding to a change in the security environment due to China's growing maritime presence.
-(Jakarta Post 30/07) RI Continuously Pushes For Peace In South China Sea: “Indonesia will continue to maintain and expand the major steps forward we have so far achieved and preserve our comfort level and mutual trust, especially in the settlement of the CoC agreement. We hope that this settlement will produce more optimal results,” the ministry’s director for ASEAN Cooperation, I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, said
-(Xinhua 30/07) Chinese defense concerned about U.S. moves in South China Sea: Defense Ministry Spokesman Yang Yujun told a monthly press briefing that the recent aircraft "cruise" by U.S. Pacific Command chief Harry Harris over the South China Sea has stoked tensions in the region and increased the risk of unexpected air and maritime accidents.
-(The Diplomat 30/07) China's Navy Tests 'Maritime Combat Ability' in the South China Sea: The Philippines are apparently not impressed with China’s martial might.
-(Xinhua 29/07) China, ASEAN vow to maintain peace on South China Sea: China and ASEAN pledged to enhance practical maritime cooperation, work toward a full and effective implementation of the DOC and continue consultations on formulating the COC.
-(VOANews 29/07) Experts Worry China May Soon Establish South China Sea ADIZ: “They build runways; they are going to put weapons there, and the next thing you will see the Chinese do is when an American aircraft [flies by], whether being a commercial craft or what, they will say ‘identify yourself,” McCain said.
-(ABS-CBNnews 29/07) PH monitors China military drills in disputed sea: The Philippine government is looking into China's military drills in disputed waters.
-(Reuter 29/07) U.S. says Europeans could help more in South China Sea dispute: Amy Searight, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said Washington welcomed EU calls for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the sea and respect for international law.
-(GMANetwork 29/07) Chinese Embassy in Washington calls out NYT over ‘unfair’ editorial on South China Sea row: In his letter, Haiquan claimed that China, "a latecomer to land reclamation" in the area, "has been exercising utmost restraint."
-(The Interpreter 29/07) The growing militarisation of the South China Sea: It's increasingly clear that China intends to use its artificial islands in the South China Sea for military purposes.
-(Bangkok Post 29/07) China fires live ammo in disputed South China Sea, in a bid to improve its maritime combat ability, state media reported, as tensions flare over the disputed waters.
-(Sputnik 29/07) China’s PLA Launches Massive War Games in South China Sea: That is large-scale military drills at both air and sea, focusing on new information warfare systems.
-(The Diplomat 28/07) How the US Outplayed China in the South China Sea: A recent move by the U.S. Pacific Command is a good example of what Washington should do.
-(Value Walk 28/07) Tensions Rise In South China Sea As China Sends More Cruises Ships to Paracel islands
-(WashintonTimes 28/07) China fills South China Sea with over 100 ships for live-fire military drills: The training exercises are likely to infuriate the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries, which dispute China’s claims on the Spratly Islands.
-(Xinhua 28/07) Chinese navy conducts live firing drill in South China Sea: The exercise involves more than 100 naval vessels,dozens of aircrafts, several missile launch battalions of the Second Artillery Corps, as well as unknown number of information warfare troops.
-(WantChinaTimes 28/07) New oil platform under construction for disputed South China Sea: It can also connect with the country's future airfields, ports and floating docks set up in the disputed South China Sea and is estimated that it will be completed in late 2016.
-(The Diplomat 28/07) Cambodia: A new South China Sea mediator between China and ASEAN?: A recent suggestion by the country’s foreign minister is a rather curious one.
-(The Guardian 28/08) What’s behind Beijing’s drive to control the South China Sea?: There is simply no way for China to reign supreme in the SCS so long as the US has a free run of the western Pacific.
-(National Interests 28/07) Keeping the South China Sea a Peaceful Part of the Global Commons: China’s island building and outfitting activities are a “tipping point” meriting U.S. government response.
-(Dvids 27/07) NWC expert warns US House of South China Sea challenges: China has long harbored ambitions to seize significant numbers of SCS islands and indeed took several occupied by Vietnam in 1974 and 1988. Such operations have not received sufficient analytical attention.
-(AseanToday 27/08) Vietnam Slams Chinese Naval Drill in East Sea (South China Sea): Vietnamese authorities have called on the Chinese navy to cease a military exercise in disputed waters.
-(Vietnam Law Magazine 27/07) China’s construction activities in the East Sea illegal: experts: Maintaining an environment of stability, cooperation and development in the Asia-Pacific in general and the East Sea (South China Sea) in particular was critical to ensuring peace, maritime and aviation security, and freedom.
-(Reuters 27/07) China eyes new cruise link to disputed South China Sea islands: Chinese authorities plan to start a second cruise ship link to the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday, in a move that may irk Vietnam, which also claims the islets.
-(SMH 27/07) Kevin Rudd Rejects Fears Of Regional War: Neither side has any interest to allow any significant incident to occur, which would then flame into a regional conflict.
-(News.com.au 27/07) China Sparks Dangerous Game Of Chess China Rival Neighbours: It would almost be laughable if the consequences weren’t so potentially dangerous.
