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Title:
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Philippines’ Duterte says China building in disputed shoal
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Author:
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AFP-JIJI
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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September 2, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing is expanding its large-scale land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday, despite an international court ruling rejecting most of China’s claims in the resource-rich area.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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ASEAN, China to adopt communications protocol to ease tensions at sea
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Author:
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Reporting By Manuel Mogato; Editing By Simon Cameron-Moore
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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September 2, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a Philippines foreign ministry official said on Friday.
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Title:
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Japan eyes record defense budget for anti-ship missiles
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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August 31, 2016
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Description:
- TOKYO: Japan’s defense ministry requested a record budget on Wednesday, with funds for an anti-ship missile system to defend islands at the center of a territorial dispute with China.
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Title:
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China factor in the Asean stage
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Author:
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Ho Wah Foon
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Source:
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The Star
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Date:
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August 28, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing has always viewed Kuala Lumpur as a special friend given the long relationship the two countries have shared. For Malaysia and China, the focus should be on the convergence of interests. MALAYSIA has been very quiet on issues relating to the South China Sea (SCS) – Kuala Lumpur and several Asean nations, as well as China, have laid overlapping claims on it – but analysts opine Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is unlikely to change his pro-China stance anytime soon.
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Title:
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Duterte to China: Let Filipinos fish in Scarborough
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Author:
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Christina Mendez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 23, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines -- President Rodrigo Duterte called on Beijing on Tuesday to allow Filipino fishermen to enter and fish in the disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea to help warm relations between China and the Philippines.
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Title:
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Rodrigo Duterte threatens to pull Philippines out of UN and start new alliance with China
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Author:
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Lara Rebello, Callum Paton
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Source:
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International Business Times
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Date:
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August 21, 2016
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening to pull the Philippines out of the United Nations, after the global organisation criticised his administration's deadly campaign against drug dealers and users.
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Title:
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Philippines gets first coastguard boat from Japan to boost security
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Author:
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Reporting by Manuel Mogato and editing by Robert Birsel
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 18, 2016
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Description:
- Japan on Thursday delivered to the Philippines the first of 10 coastguard vessels to help it improve its maritime security and law enforcement in the South China Sea where tension has been rising over a territorial dispute with China.
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Title:
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Hangars prove China plan to 'militarize' islands
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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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August 14, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Chinese hangars being constructed in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) prove that China is planning to "militarize" its artificial islands there, an expert told Rappler.
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Title:
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PH fishers seek UN help vs China abuses in Scarborough
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Author:
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Allan Macatuno
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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August 13, 2016
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Description:
- MASINLOC, Zambales—Backed by international law experts, Zambales fishermen on Friday appealed to the United Nations to remind China to respect their rights to fish near the Scarborough Shoal, which is considered to be part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone but which China is claiming to be its territory.
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Title:
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China conducts 'combat patrols' over contested islands
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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August 6, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force sent bombers and fighter jets on "combat patrols" near contested islands in the South China Sea, in a move a senior colonel said was part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security threats.
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Title:
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Japan protests after Chinese coastguards and fishing boats sail near disputed islets
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 6, 2016
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Description:
- Japan issued a new protest to Beijing on Saturday after Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailed close to what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed islets in the East China Sea, Japan's foreign ministry said.
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Title:
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Japan warns China over territorial aggression
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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August 2, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing risks triggering unintended conflict with Asian rivals through its aggressive stance in maritime disputes, Japan warned Tuesday in an annual security assessment.
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Title:
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After Days of Deadlock, ASEAN Releases Statement on South China Sea Dispute
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Author:
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Charlie Campbell
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Source:
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Time
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Date:
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July 25, 2016
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Description:
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a watered-down joint statement regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea on Monday, neglecting to refer to a recent court ruling against Beijing, following pressure from China.
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Title:
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No Asean consensus on sea row–for now
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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July 25, 2016
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Description:
- VIENTIANE—The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with China’s territorial expansion in the South China Sea, intensifying a diplomatic stalemate that officials said they hoped to resolve in further closed-door parleys on Sunday.
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Title:
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Taiwan wants in on Philippines-China sea talks
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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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July 22, 2016
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Description:
- Taiwan wants to be included in multilateral talks on the South China Sea, saying it has turned out to be a “victim” of the ruling by a UN-backed arbitral tribunal dismissing China’s “nine-dash-line” historical claim as “illegal.”
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Title:
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Vietnam rejects Chinese passports featuring nine-dash line
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Author:
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MB Online
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Source:
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The Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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July 19, 2016
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Description:
- Vietnam has already taken action on the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) over the illegality of China’s claim on the so-called nine-dash demarcation line.
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Title:
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China Threatens Philippines with War
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Author:
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Arthur Dominic Villasanta
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Source:
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China Topix
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Date:
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July 19, 2016
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Description:
- China said the Philippines risks "confrontation" if it insists on pursuing talks to allow Filipino fishermen to use the Philippine-owned Scarborough Shoal based on the award granted it July 12 by the U.N. Permanent Court of Arbitration.
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Title:
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China digs in after tribunal rebuke; Philippines wants talks
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Author:
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AP
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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July 18, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he's ready for talks with China to try to solve their maritime dispute, after his government won an international arbitration case that challenged Beijing's vast claims.
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Title:
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The curious case of Okinotori: reef, rock, or island?
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Author:
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June Teufel Dreyer
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Source:
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Pacific Forum CSIS
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Date:
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July 18, 2016
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Description:
- The July 12 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague in favor of the Philippines’ case against China’s claim to sovereignty over large portions of the South China Sea created ripple effects that went far beyond the area involved. In denying that many of the entities claimed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were islands, which would entitle them to exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of 200 nautical miles from their base lines, but rocks, which are entitled to only a 12-mile exclusion zone, the tribunal also undermined the Japanese government’s claim that Okinotori is an island.
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Title:
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Chinese Bomber Buzzes Philippines' Scarborough Shoal In Latest Salvo Of U.S.-China Signalling War
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Author:
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Anders Corr
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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July 17, 2016
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Description:
- China released a photo Thursday of a nuclear-capable Chinese bomber flying south near Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal). This is the latest salvo in a signalling war between the U.S. and China over Philippine territory.