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Title:
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Japan's Belt and Road Puzzle, Decoded
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Author:
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Titli Basu
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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February 28, 2018
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Description:
- Japan’s support for the Belt and Road is contingent on shaping China into a responsible global player.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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Belt and Road Initiative stokes India-China confrontation
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Author:
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George Magnus
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Source:
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Nikkei Weekly
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Date:
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February 27, 2018
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Description:
- Chinese warships recently entered the Indian Ocean, with some heading for the Maldives Islands, where a constitutional crisis has been playing out. China wants to keep India away from the islands, which New Delhi sees as within in its own sphere of influence. China has built port facilities in the Maldives as part of its "string of pearls" scheme -- road and sea infrastructure projects that encircle India. Sino-Indian tensions intensified after the Maldives president signed up to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Even in the BRI's infancy, we are watching in real time how BRI is promoting as much confrontation as commerce.
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Title:
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Maritime expert warns: China used naming as basis of claim for sovereignty of South China Sea – including West PH Sea
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Author:
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Tricia Aquino
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Source:
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Interaksyon
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Date:
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February 26. 2018-
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Is China’s naming at least five seamounts in the Benham or Philippine Rise that big a deal, and should we be worried? Yes, says a maritime expert at the University of the Philippines.
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Title:
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Maldives crisis: China sends a naval task force to muscle India, Australia out of power game
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Author:
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Jamie Seidel
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Source:
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News Corp Australia Network
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Date:
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February 20, 2018
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Description:
- China is muscling its way into Australia’s backyard. With an island paradise deep in crisis, the superpower sees a chance.
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Title:
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China's rising challenge to US raises risks of South China Sea conflict, Philippines warns
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Author:
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Catherine Wong
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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February 19, 2018
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Description:
- Manila’s top envoy says contested waters are not yet ‘a Chinese lake’ but balance of power shifting as Beijing extends its reach.
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Title:
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As China concerns grow, India looks to build military presence in Seychelles
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Author:
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Steve George and Manveena Suri
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Source:
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CNN
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Date:
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February 18, 2017
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Description:
- The Seychelles is not typically associated with geopolitics. But beyond the white sandy beaches and tropical jungles, the tiny archipelago nation is emerging as a key player in India's battle to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.
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Title:
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How Will the Indo-Pacific Strategy Impact the Belt and Road Initiative?
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Author:
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Xue Li and Liu Tianyi
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Source:
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China-US Focus
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Date:
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February 12, 2018
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Description:
- US President Donald Trump's visits to five Asian countries in November 2017 made the word "Indo-Pacific" topical in China. There have been seminars regarding the "U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy". This reflects the fact that the United States is still the country that influences China's diplomacy the most, though this influence is obviously declining.
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Title:
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Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte warns China of military action if sea wealth is taken
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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February 11, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippine president says he has no intention of going into war over territorial feuds but will order the navy to fire if other countries extract resources from waters within his country’s exclusive economic zone.
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Title:
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Filipinos protest China's build up in disputed sea
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Author:
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Al Jazeera News
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Source:
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Al Jazeera News
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Date:
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February 10, 2018
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Description:
- Protesters have rallied outside the Chinese consulate in the Philippines capital, Manila, against China's militarisation of the disputed islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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In apparent first, Chinese air force deploys advanced fighter jets to South China Sea
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Author:
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JESSE JOHNSON
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Source:
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The Japan Time
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Date:
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February 8, 2018
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Description:
- The Chinese air force has made public for the first time a deployment of advanced fighter jets for a “joint combat patrol” over the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Japan worried over Chinese maritime expansion
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 8, 2018
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Description:
- TOKYO – While the Philippines appears to be taking China’s massive maritime expansion in the West Philippine Sea with a grain of salt, experts here are taking it seriously.
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Title:
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Chinese research vessel was in PH Rise in late January
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Author:
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Maricar Cinco - Correspondent
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 7, 2018
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Description:
- The Chinese research vessel Ke Xue was in Philippine Rise in late January not for exploration of the underwater plateau but for a long-term study of ocean current systems in collaboration with Filipino scientists, according to the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI).
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Title:
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China's real-time global ocean observation network established
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Author:
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Editor: pengying
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- Chinese research vessel Kexue, or Science, recently placed the 400th profiling float in the northwest Pacific Ocean since the country joined the forefront ocean monitoring plan Argo in 2002.
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Title:
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PHL knew about China structures in PHL reefs ‘from the start’ —NSA
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Author:
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VIRGIL LOPEZ
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- The government knew about the apparent Chinese air and naval installations in seven reefs claimed by the Philippines "from the start", National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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Duterte orders no more foreign explorations in Benham Rise —Piñol
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Author:
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Virgil Lopez
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a stop to the maritime scientific research by foreigners in the Benham Rise, according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol on Tuesday.
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Title:
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EXCLUSIVE: New photos show China is nearly done with its militarization of South China Sea
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 5, 2018
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Description:
- Aerial photographs obtained by Inquirer.net from a source show that China is almost finished transforming seven reefs claimed by the Philippines in the Spratly archipelago into island fortresses, in a bid to dominate the heavily disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Japanese naval vessels arrive in Manila for two-day goodwill visit
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Author:
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Francis Wakefield
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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February 2, 2018
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Description:
- The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel JS Amagiri (DD-154), an Asagiri-class (General Type) Destroyer with one SH-60J helicopter arrived at Pier 15 in Manila for a two-day goodwill visit until Sunday, February 4. Captain Lued L. Lincuna, director of the Naval Public Affairs Office, said Philippine Navy vessel BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-11) rendered customary meeting procedures at Corregidor Island and escorted the vessels to their designated anchorage area.
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Title:
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Increased Chinese presence monitored in Scarborough Shoal
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 1, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — On its maiden patrol mission in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a Philippine Navy aircraft donated by Japan has monitored increased presence of Chinese vessels in the area now under China’s control despite being within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
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Title:
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Philippines deploys Japanese-donated plane to disputed shoal
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Author:
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippine military deployed a Japanese-donated patrol plane Wednesday to a disputed shoal guarded by China in the South China Sea, and the aircraft did not encounter any Chinese resistance, officials said.
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Title:
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US-Vietnam Military Ties Warn China over Maritime Expansion
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- A high-level U.S. visit to Vietnam followed by plans to send American naval vessels may herald a tougher American policy toward China in Asia's stickiest maritime sovereignty dispute.