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Title:
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Japanese foreign minister visits China to promote bilateral ties
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Author:
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CGTN
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Source:
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China Plus
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Date:
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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China from Saturday to Sunday. This is Kono's first official visit to China after he assumed his post in August. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with him and exchange opinions on bilateral ties and issues of common concern.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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India, ASEAN call for binding code of conduct in South China Sea
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have called for the completion of a binding code of conduct for parties in the South China Sea in the face of China’s aggressive expansion in the region.
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Title:
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US think tank expert: South China Sea diplomatic breakthrough ‘unlikely’
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Author:
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Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- A South China Sea diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely to happen, an expert from a US-based think tank said, citing China’s continued military buildup in the disputed waters and coercive tactics seen throughout 2017.
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Title:
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India’s Modi courts ASEAN leaders to counter China’s Belt and Road
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Author:
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Kiran Sharma
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Source:
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Nikkei Weekly
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations here Thursday, seeking to strengthen trade and other bonds amid the growing influence of regional rival China.
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Title:
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India and Philippines: Decades of ties, different ways of dealing with China
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Author:
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Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday flew to India, a sub-continent that, according to some analysts, is courting Southeast Asian leaders to counter rival China’s influence over the region. According to Malacañang, the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will attend a retreat session with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is expected to focus on maritime cooperation and security.
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Title:
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China says has been invited again to U.S.-hosted naval drills
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that China has again been invited to attend a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this year, even as tensions simmer between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea. Ministry spokesman Wu Qian told a monthly news briefing that it had received an invite to the exercise and had sent a team to discuss initial arrangements with the United States. He did not elaborate.
Title:
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Eyeing China, US moves to strengthen Indonesian defence ties
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Author:
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Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Phil Berlowitz
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Source:
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Channel News Asia/Reuters
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Date:
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January 23, 2018
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Description:
- JAKARTA: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he would explore deepening defence ties during a visit to Indonesia, a country that appears increasingly ready to assert its sovereignty in the contested South China Sea. Mattis, ahead of talks in Jakarta, raised the possibility of greater maritime cooperation. An aide noted that Indonesia was also considering purchasing Lockheed Martin Corp's F-16 fighter jets, in a deal that could be worth billions.
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Title:
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Japan to weigh Belt and Road projects case by case, Abe says
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Author:
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Source:
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Nikkei Weekly
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Date:
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January 11, 2018
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Description:
- Japan will consider joining projects related to China's Belt and Road infrastructure development initiative on a case-by-case basis, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told senior officials from the ruling coalition Wednesday.
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Title:
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North Korea says weapons are only aimed at the US, not China or Russia
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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CNBC
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Date:
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January 9, 2018
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Description:
- The discussion of North Korea's nuclear program and its weapons arsenal, which is solely aimed at the United States, would negatively impact inter-Korean ties, a North Korean official said on Tuesday while finishing up talks with the South. "North Korea's weapons are only aimed at the United States, not our brethren, China or Russia," said Ri Son Gwon, head of North Korea's delegation at the first inter-Korean talks in more than two years.
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Title:
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China and Russia slam new US national security strategy
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Author:
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Aljazeera News
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Source:
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Aljazeera News
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Date:
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December 20, 2017
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Description:
- China and Russia have criticised the United States for its new national security strategy that labels both countries as "competitors" challenging American interests. China said on Tuesday the new strategy outlined by US President Donald Trump demonstrated a "Cold War mentality".
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Title:
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Five Takeaways From Trump’s National Security Strategy
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Author:
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Peter Feaver
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Source:
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Foreign Policy
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Date:
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December 18, 2017
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Description:
- President Donald Trump unveils his National Security Strategy (NSS) today in a big set-piece speech at the Reagan Center. There is a lively debate about the utility of these documents among experts and I am squarely on the side of those who argue that they provide an important window into the thinking of an administration. As I explain below, such windows may be especially important for this administration and so this is a document worth studying. Such deeper reflection may change my assessment, but I have a more-positive-than-expected reaction, however, as reflected in five quick takeaways...
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Title:
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US hits China on new SCS structures
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Author:
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Pia Lee-Brago
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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December 18, 2017
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Description:
- Even as the Philippines has belied new Chinese activity in the oil-rich South China Sea, the United States last week called China’s continuing development of islands in the disputed waters “unacceptable.” US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US now has an active mechanism through which Washington and China can put complex issues on the table including the South China Sea row. “And we have differences, such as the South China Sea and China’s building of structures, militarization of these structures, and how that affects our allies in the region as well in terms of free and open trade,” Tillerson said at the 2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington.
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Title:
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In Asia, Trump again finds success overseas easier than at home
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Author:
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James Griffiths
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Source:
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CNN
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Date:
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November 15, 2017
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Description:
- US President Donald Trump flies home Tuesday after an Asia trip that went off without major incident and generally met critics' low expectations. If the primary purpose of Trump's visits to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines was to shore up relations with those countries and their leaders, the trip can be judged a success, even though actual policy wins were in scant supply.
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Title:
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National Security Strategy of the United States of America
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Source:
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The White House
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Date:
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December 2017
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Description:
- "An America First National Security Strategy is based on American principles, a clear-eyed assessment of U.S. interests, and a determination to tackle the challenges that we face. It is a strategy of principled realism that is guided by outcomes, not ideology. It is based upon the view that peace, securi , and prosperity depend on strong, sovereign nations that respect their citizens at home and cooperate to advance peace abroad. And it is grounded in the realization that American principles are a lasting force for good in the world..."
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Title:
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China angered as U.S. considers navy visits to Taiwan
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Author:
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Michael Martina, Jess Macy Yu
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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December 14, 2017
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Description:
- BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Thursday of interfering in its internal affairs and said it had lodged a complaint after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law an act laying the groundwork for possible U.S. navy visits to self-ruled Taiwan.
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Title:
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Australia mediates over South China Sea dispute thru foreign policy paper
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Author:
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Bea Kirstein T. Manalaysay
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Source:
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Philippine Canadian Inquirer
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Date:
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December 6, 2017
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Description:
- The Australian government expressed its concern over China’s activities in disputed islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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China showcases jet fighters on South China Sea island
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Author:
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PTI
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Source:
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The Indian Express
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Date:
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December 3, 2017
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Description:
- China has showcased its J-11B jet fighters in the disputed South China Sea islands as Beijing seeks to consolidate its hold over the region.
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Title:
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China Slams Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper
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Author:
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Charlotte Gao
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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December 2, 2017
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Description:
- In its newly published Foreign Policy White Paper, Australia took a strong stance on the South China Sea issue, urging both China and the Philippines to follow the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s July 2016 ruling. In response, both the Chinese defense ministry and Chinese foreign ministry criticized Australia for its “ irresponsible remarks.”
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Title:
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North Korea Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: What We Know
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Author:
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Franz-Stefan Gady
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 29, 2017
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Description:
- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a test site north of the North Korean capital Pyongyang at around 1:17 p.m. EST today, according to the South Korean military.
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Title:
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ASEAN-Japan Coast Guard Cooperation in the Spotlight With Philippines Exercise
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Author:
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Prashanth Parameswaran
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 25, 2017
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Description:
- Earlier this month, Japan held an expanded version of a maritime exercise with the Philippines that also included other Southeast Asian states and the United States. Though Tokyo’s role in capacity-building in the maritime security realm in Southeast Asia is far from new, the development was nonetheless significant as part of a broader trend of Japan’s deepening focus on this area bilaterally and multilaterally amid a range of challenges.