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Title:
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The Smart Way for America to Push Back Against China in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Jeffrey Ordaniel
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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February 20, 2017
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Description:
- Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, many analysts have anticipated that the United States would return to a unilateralist approach to international security. Initial statements from the new administration hinted at a change in Washington’s Asia policy away from the multilateral diplomacy and engagement championed by Obama’s ‘rebalance’ to Asia. In particular, Trump’s emphasis on ‘America First’ worried many. It did not sound inclusive, and was not reassuring to allies dealing with the security implications of China’s rise. Will unilateralism serve US interests in the South China Sea?
Political Security
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Title:
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Can China help the Philippines fight piracy?
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Author:
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Zhou Bo
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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February 12, 2017
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte demonstrated his good faith in China again on January 31 when he said at an oath-taking ceremony for Philippine military officers that he had asked China if it could patrol the international waters near the Philippines, to help tackle piracy.
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Title:
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Trump Reaffirms ‘One-China’ Stance in First Call With Xi
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Author:
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Ting Shi
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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February 10, 2017
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Description:
- Donald Trump reaffirmed the U.S.’s support for the ‘One-China’ policy in his first phone call as president with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, easing a key source of diplomatic tension between the world’s two largest economies.
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Title:
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Chekhov's Gun and the Tangled US-Philippines-China Triangle
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Author:
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Roncevert Ganan Almond
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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February 9, 2017
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Description:
- Lord Palmerston, the 19th century British leader and empire builder, famously noted that countries do not have eternal allies or perpetual enemies, only indefinite national interests. The tangled triangle of U.S.-Philippines-China relations is testing Palmerston’s maxim.
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Title:
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Philippines seeks US, China help to fight pirates
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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February 8, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines is seeking US and Chinese help to guard a major sea lane as Islamic militants shift attacks to international shipping, officials said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Manila says China likely to build on reef near Philippines
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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February 8, 2017
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Description:
- Manila expects Beijing to try building on a reef off the Philippine coast, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday, adding that this would be "unacceptable" in the waterway.
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Title:
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Public sentiment on foreign security cooperation
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Author:
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Dindo Manhit
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 6, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines is putting to action new partners in national security. Last Wednesday, President Duterte said he had sought China’s assistance in patrolling regional waters. A day later, he reaffirmed his intention to buy weapons from Russia, specifically precision-guided munitions or “smart bombs.” There is no doubt that his administration has been clear in its efforts to grow its network of support for the armed forces’ internal security objectives. The only doubts may be in public opinion.
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Title:
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China sees South China Sea ‘code’ useless, to drag talks – US experts
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Author:
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Nikko Dizon
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 6, 2017
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Description:
- WASHINGTON — Security experts here think it is unlikely that China would ever agree to a Code of Conduct among claimants in the South China Sea, such that having even just a framework this year, as the Philippine government is hoping for, is improbable.
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Title:
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China welcomes Mattis' emphasis on South China Sea diplomacy
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Author:
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Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 6, 2017
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Description:
- China on Monday welcomed U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' suggestion that diplomacy should be the priority in the South China Sea, and that major U.S. military action was not being considered to contend with China's assertive behavior there.
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Title:
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China: New White Paper, Old Asia Conundrum
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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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February 4, 2017
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Description:
- On January 11, as Asia braced itself for the next four years under U.S. President Donald Trump, China released a new white paper outlining its vision for the region’s security
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Title:
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US to continue working productively with Philippines
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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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February 3, 2017
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Description:
- WASHINGTON – The United States will continue to work constructively and productively with the Philippines despite persistent human rights concerns under the Duterte administration.
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Title:
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Duterte doesn't 'feel like sending' a Philippine envoy to US
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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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February 2, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to appoint a Philippine envoy to the US as he assailed Washington anew for supposedly pitting the Philippines against China.
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Title:
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How Duterte's 'Unpredictability' Keeps US and Chinese Diplomats on Edge
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Author:
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Sputnik News
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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January 31, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, the Minister of Defense for the Philippines Delfin Lorenzana said that the agreement signed with the US in 2014 (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) is now in full force. Sputnik China spoke with Anton Tsvetov, expert from the Center for Strategic Research, about the Philippines’ current relations with the US and China.
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Title:
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PH reconciliation with China reduced tension in SCS, good for ASEAN
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Author:
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Charmaine C. Deogracias, VERA Files
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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January 31, 2017
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte’s conciliatory approach toward China has reduced tensions in the South China Sea and is a positive development for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), two foreign policy experts said.
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Title:
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PHL-China ties: A guarded alliance
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Author:
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Rizal Reyes
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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January 29, 2017
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Description:
- During his childhood days, newly appointed Ambassador to Beijing Jose Santiago L. Santa Romana recalled that China, with its billion-plus population, was still a sleeping giant and a third-world country.
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Title:
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8 in 10 Filipinos want PH to assert rights in South China Sea—Pulse Asia
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Author:
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Kristine Angeli Sabillo
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 27, 2017
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Description:
- Eight in 10 Filipinos believe that the government should assert its claim on West Philippines Sea, according to a Pulse Asia survey.
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Title:
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Philippines apologizes to South Korea over Korean's killing
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Author:
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AP
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Source:
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The China Post
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Date:
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January 26, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government apologized to South Korea on Tuesday for the reported killing of a South Korean man at the country's main police camp, a crime that has tainted law enforcers carrying out the president's controversial anti-drug crackdown.
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Title:
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War With China? Effects Of A U.S. Blockade In The South China Sea
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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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January 25, 2017
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Description:
- “Chinese and Western experts” say a blockade by the U.S. in the South China Sea of China's artificial islands would be an "act of war" according to breathless Wall Street Journal reporters. The New York Times says unnamed “American Navy experts” are calling a blockade “tantamount to war”. Association of a U.S. blockade with war is an incomplete truth at best, and a scare tactic that plays into China's hands.
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Title:
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As Trump stresses 'America First', China plays the world leader
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Author:
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Ben Blanchard
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 25, 2017
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Description:
- China is calmly mapping out global leadership aspirations from trade to climate change, drawing distinctions between President Xi Jinping's steady hand and new U.S. President Donald Trump, whose first days have been marked by media feuds and protests.
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Title:
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Tense Philippine-U.S. Relations Will Surge And Then Fall Under Trump
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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January 24, 2017
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has flipped his country’s old foreign relations formula on its back since taking office in June by pushing the United States away in favor of China. U.S. President Donald Trump shows early signs of pulling the Philippines back into its fold of friendly Pacific Rim countries, which it never totally left anyway.