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Title:
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Envoy to Duterte: China determined about sea code of conduct
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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March 28, 2017
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Description:
- On the heels of recent controversies in disputed waters, Beijing remains resolved to join efforts in coming up with a code of conduct in the South China Sea.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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Small planes for PH Navy signal Japan's growing security role
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 28, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The small hand-me-down patrol planes from the former World War II enemy do not look much. But the TC90s that Japan transferred to the Philippine Navy on Monday, March 27, are symbols of a huge leap for Japan as it takes a bigger role in the security of the region.
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Title:
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Philippine Navy sends warship to patrol Benham Rise
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 24, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Philippine Navy sent one of its most capable warships to Benham Rise in the wake of reports that China showed interest in the territory that's been declared a part of the country's continental shelf.
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Title:
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Philippines seeks China's clarification on shoal plans
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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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March 22, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines said Wednesday that it has asked China to clarify its reported plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal.
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Title:
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Duterte, Prayut agree on strengthening Asean to face new regional challenges
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Author:
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Wasamon Audjarint
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Source:
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The Nation
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Date:
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March 21, 2017
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Description:
- Visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he had reached common ground with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during a bilateral meeting in Bangkok in regard to strengthening Asean so that the grouping is better placed to face new regional challenges. “We both recognise the need to strengthen Asean centrality in the emerging regional architecture,” Duterte told a joint press conference after the meeting at Government House.
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Title:
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PH eyes early signing of China-led trade pact
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 21, 2017
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Description:
- The head of the Duterte administration’s economic team is pushing for swift discussions and early signing of the free trade agreement grouping Asean and six trading partners led by China.
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Title:
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Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman
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Author:
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YISWAREE PALANSAMY
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Source:
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The Malay Mail Online
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Date:
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March 20, 2017
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Description:
- China and Malaysia do not have overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said today.
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Title:
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US seeks Japan, China aid on Nokor threat
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Author:
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Manila Bulletin Editorial
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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March 20, 2017
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Description:
- The South China Sea has long been the center of our attention in this part of the world, because of the overlapping claims of several nations on parts of the maritime area. When new American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came to Asia last week, however, it was to seek cooperation to meet the threat posed by North Korea not only to the surrounding countries but also to the US itself.
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Title:
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Chinese's military dominance in S. China Sea complete: report
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Author:
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Kyodo News
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Source:
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ABS-CBN
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Date:
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March 20, 2017
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Description:
- TAIPEI - China has secured the central leadership role in the South China Sea and other players cannot match its military supremacy in the region, according to an internal magazine of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) obtained by Kyodo News.
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Title:
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Panelo: No need to inform DFA of Benham Rise deal
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 18, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte's chief legal counsel, Salvador Panelo, said Duterte did not need to inform the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about his deal with China on Benham Rise.
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Title:
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Chinese vice premier to visit PH this week
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Author:
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Yuji Vincent Gonzales
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 15, 2017
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Description:
- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang will pay an official visit to the Philippines from March 16 to 19 upon the invitation of the Duterte government, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Exclusive: Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea, sources say
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Author:
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Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 14, 2017
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Description:
- Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two.
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Title:
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China says first draft of South China Sea code of conduct ready
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Author:
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Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Writing by Philip Wen; Editing by Robert Birsel
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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March 13, 2017
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Description:
- A first draft of a code of conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably.
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Title:
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Vietnam demands China stop cruises in South China Se
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Author:
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My Pham
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Source:
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SRN News
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Date:
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March 12, 2017
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Description:
- Vietnam demanded on Monday that China stop sending cruise ships to the South China Sea in a response to one of Beijing’s latest steps to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. A Chinese cruise ship with more than 300 passengers visited the disputed Paracel Islands earlier this month.
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Title:
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Taiwan seeks seat in dialogues on South China sea disputes
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Author:
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Jhesset O. Enano
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 12, 2017
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Description:
- TAIPEI—A ranking government official has expressed hope that Taiwan would be included in dialogues concerning maritime and international affairs, even if it is not set to take any position on the increasing militarization in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Phl to China: Explain ship in Benham Rise
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Author:
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Janvic Mateo
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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March 12, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines – through its ambassador to Beijing Jose Santiago Santa Romana – has officially asked China to explain the reported presence of one of its vessels in Benham Rise in the Pacific, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.
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Title:
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China survey ships spotted at Benham Rise
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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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March 10, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Chinese survey ships have not only conducted oceanographic research at Recto or Reed Bank in the West Philippine Sea but also at Benham Rise in the Pacific, which has been recognized by the United Nations as part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana bared yesterday.
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Title:
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U.S. stopped China's plan to build on Scarborough
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 9, 2017
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Description:
- China was set last year to build on Scarborough Shoal but the US was able to stop the plan, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed on Thursday, March 9.
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Title:
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Philippine defense minister suspicious of Chinese ship activities
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 9, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippine defense minister on Thursday said he was "disturbed" by what he believes are survey missions by Chinese ships deep into its 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and in an area designated as its continental shelf.
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Title:
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Chinese Ministry of Agriculture
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Author:
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Julian Ku, Chris Mirasola
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Source:
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Lawfare
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Date:
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March 7, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, Chinese media reported that the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has promulgated a summer fishing moratorium that includes many parts of the South China Sea. An arbitral tribunal formed pursuant to the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea decided this past July that a substantially similar 2012 fishing moratorium disregarded the Philippines’ sovereign rights to manage the living resources of its EEZ. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture’s decision to promulgate a fishing moratorium this summer with these same legal defects confirms that China continues to violate important elements of international maritime law generally and the arbitral tribunal’s award in particular. This moratorium also threatens to undermine the budding China-Philippines rapprochement over their South China Sea disputes.