09/05/2011
- (RSIS Commentary 75/2011) Robert Beckman, Islands or Rocks? Evolving Dispute in South China Sea - (Straits Times 12/5) Hanoi rebuffs China comments on island vote - "The holding of elections in the Spratlys is the internal affair of Vietnam," and they have been conducted for many years, foreign ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga told reporters. - (China Daily 12/5) Nations find way to cool Asia-Pacific issues - Beijing reaffirmed its commitment to the road of peaceful development and said it will not challenge US interests, according to Dai. - (Journal Online 11/5) US bats for SCS Code of Conduct - United States Ambassador to Manila Harry Thomas Jr. - (FreedomWar 11/5) Philippine military accuses China in sea spat - (Jakarta Post 11/5) US to focus on East Asia now that Bin Laden is gone - Ernest Bower said
- (MOFA of ROC - Taiwan 10/5) MOFA remains firm on sovereignty over South China Sea islands
- (Manila Bulletin 10/5) FVR to PNoy: Confront US, China issues - Address issues related to the country’s relationship with the United States and China, particularly on mutual benefits from trade and investments, tourism, technology exchange, and the dispute over the Spratly Islands.
- (PhilStar 10/5) Noy holds meetings with ASEAN leaders on summit sidelines - Two leaders of Vietnam and Philippines discussed how each country could contribute to easing tensions in the area.
- (Mindanao Examiner 9/5) Confluence of Interests? - To co-exist peacefully, every nation should take into consideration the situation of less powerful sovereign states. Bullying a neighbor could create a grim scenario and may drag the whole region in a mutually assured destruction
- (Jakarta Post 9/5) ASEAN wants faster process on COC - “We want a code of conduct [COC]. More than 10 years have passed. We want to accelerate the process. That’s the spirit and thinking of ASEAN. We know that there are certain tensions, but ASEAN’s perspectives will not worsen the tension. The ASEAN forum will not be a stage for rivalry,” Yudhoyono said.
- (PhilStar 9/5) Letting foreign vessels pass thru Phl waters - The sea-lanes are to bolster the Philippine assertion as an “archipelagic state” under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
- (ChinaDaily 8/5) China adds South China Sea patrol ship - The 1,500-ton-class vessel, 88 meters long and 12 meters wide, was enlisted as the thirteenth patrolling ship of the South Sea fleet of the China Maritime Surveillance Force in the southern city of Guangzhou.
- (Breitbart 8/5) ASEAN leaders to seek breakthrough on South China Sea issue+
- (Jamestown Foundation 6/5) Ian Storey, China and the Philippines: Implications of the Reed Bank Incident
-(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...