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Title:
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China tests new airports in Spratlys despite UN ruling
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 15, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing recently tested two new airports on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea with civil flights despite the ruling of a United Nations tribunal that its nine-dash line claim is invalid.
Asia Pacific Regional Developments
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Title:
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China holds combat drill in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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July 12, 2016
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Description:
- The Chinese navy conducted combat drills near its southern island province of Hainan and the Paracel islands in the South China Sea, the Ministry of Defense said on Saturday, July 9.
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Title:
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ROC position on the South China Sea Arbitration
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Author:
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Source:
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Public Diplomacy Coordination Council
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Date:
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July 12, 2016
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Description:
- The award rendered by the tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the South China Sea arbitration is completely unacceptable to the government of the Republic of China. The tribunal’s decisions have no legally binding force on the ROC, for the following reasons:
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Title:
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China Struggles with South China Sea Priorities: Sovereignty, Neighbors & Ties with the U.S.
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Author:
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Shi Yinhong
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Source:
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China US Focus
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Date:
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July 12, 2016
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Description:
- The basic logic of interaction between a rising power and an incumbent power is worth examination. Throughout human history, rising powers tend to benefit repeatedly from limited pushes, therefore they are prone to lack the willingness to reduce the momentum toward an ultimate conflict. Meanwhile, incumbent powers, with their strength in decline, tend to be forced to shrink, or in fact make limited concessions, but they may eventually find no more room for further concession and determine to fight. Rising powers are inclined to disregard or make light of what Karl Von Clausewitz called “culminating point of victory”, incumbent powers, on the other hand, are inclined to ignore or procrastinate defining “bottom lines for concession”. Such a scenario may begin to emerge on the South China Sea issue.
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Description:
- Please see the attached press release by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of the Philippines v. the People’s Republic of China) concerning the Award issued by the Tribunal.
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Title:
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Japan, Philippines to Launch Maritime Exercise Amid South China Sea Uncertainty
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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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July 11, 2016
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Description:
- Japan and the Philippines will conduct a bilateral exercise this week off of Manila Bay just after an international tribunal is expected to announce a much-anticipated verdict on the Philippines’ South China Sea case against China, Philippine officials confirmed Monday.
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Title:
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China blamed for Asean U-turn
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Author:
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Michael Joe T. Delizo and AFP
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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June 16, 2016
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Description:
- Chinese pressure was blamed on Thursday for a stunning diplomatic U-turn by Southeast Asian nations that saw them retract a statement sounding alarm over Beijing’s island-building in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
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Title:
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China thanks countries for supporting it on PH case over South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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June 15, 2016
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Description:
- China expressed thanks on Tuesday for the dozens of countries it says have offered support for its position on a case brought by the Philippines over Chinese claims in the South China Sea, saying they are speaking out to uphold justice.
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Title:
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ASEAN retracts South China Sea criticism: Malaysia
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Channel NewsAsia
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Date:
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June 14, 2016
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Description:
- Southeast Asian countries have reversed course on a statement that expressed deep concern over events in the South China Sea, where Beijing is embroiled in territorial rows, Malaysia said on Tuesday, adding that "urgent amendments" would be made.
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Title:
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Asean, China in crucial meet
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Author:
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Estrella Torres
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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June 14, 2016
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Description:
- FOREIGN ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China are holding a two-day emergency meeting in Kunming, the capital and largest city in Yunnan province, to enforce the code of conduct and reduce the level of tensions in the disputed waters of South China Sea that raised concerns in the international community.
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Title:
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China ships stop Panatag flag planting
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Author:
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Evelyn Macairan and Pia Lee-Brago
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 14, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Chinese coast guard vessels prevented members of a Filipino nationalist youth group from planting a Philippine flag on a rocky outcrop at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal last Sunday.
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Title:
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Southeast Asia’s Dance With China
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Author:
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Chris Horton
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Source:
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The New York Times
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Date:
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May 26, 2016
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Description:
- Southeast Asia’s economic promise is emerging as a global growth driver after years of being overshadowed by the China story. At the heart of the Asean Economic Community, the region’s newly introduced single market, are three countries: Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, home to nearly 450 of the region’s 600 million people and with a combined gross domestic product of more than $1.3 trillion in 2014.
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Title:
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Maritime Spat Simmers as U.S., China Talk
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Author:
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Chun Han Wong
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Source:
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The Wall Street Journal
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Date:
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June 5, 2016
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Description:
- SINGAPORE—China pushed back strongly against U.S. criticism of its stance on maritime disputes as the two sides prepared for economic and security talks expected to be dominated by tensions over the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Palace: G7 declaration backs PH claim in sea dispute with China
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Author:
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Aries Joseph Hegina
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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May 29, 2016
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Description:
- Malacañang on Sunday said that the declaration of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders on the South China Sea supported the country’s claim in the disputed waters.
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Title:
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Group of Seven sends strong message to China
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Author:
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DJ Yap
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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May 28, 2016
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Description:
- With a keen eye on the Philippines’ legal battle with China over territory in the South China Sea, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced democracies have agreed to send a strong message on the importance of international law in resolving maritime disputes in Asia.
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Title:
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G7 Statement ignores Beijing’s request to stay mum on South China Sea
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Author:
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Kenneth Lim
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Source:
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Inquistr
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Date:
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May 27, 2016
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Description:
- A G7 statement favoring compliance with international law and opposing unilateral actions clarified the position of participating world leaders on the South China Sea issue. The statement ignored Beijing’s request that the maritime dispute not be discussed by the Group of Seven leaders during their two-day meet in Shima, Japan, on May 26 and May 27, 2016.
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Title:
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Will U.S. lifting Vietnam arms ban raise South China Sea tensions?
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Author:
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Gareth Corsi
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Source:
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CNN
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Date:
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May 23, 2016
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Description:
- The U.S. says it is lifting its ban on sales of lethal arms to Vietnam -- a move that is likely ruffle Beijing's feathers and lead to an escalation in tensions between China and its neighbors in the South China Sea, according to defense and regional experts.
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Title:
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Philippine authorities detain 2 Chinese fishing ships flying inverted Philippines flags
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Author:
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The Straits Times
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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May 14, 2016
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Description:
- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard apprehended on Monday (May 16) two Chinese fishing vessels flying an inverted Philippine flag off the country's northernmost coast.
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Title:
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US, Philippines launch joint South China Sea patrols
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Author:
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The Citizen
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Source:
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The Citizen
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Date:
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April 14, 2016
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Description:
- The US said Thursday it has launched joint South China Sea naval patrols with the Philippines, escalating its presence as it accused Beijing of “militarising” a region which is locked in territorial disputes.
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Title:
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Taiwan enters South China Sea legal fray, as group seeks to sway court on Philippines-China spat
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Author:
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The Strait Times
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Source:
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The Strait Times
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Date:
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May 10, 2016
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Description:
- A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines' international court case against China's claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei's position that Taiwan is entitled to a swathe of the disputed waterway as an economic zone.