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Title:
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South China Sea row: Where countries stand
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Author:
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Levi A. So
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 17, 2016
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Description:
- A decision is expected soon on the case filed by the Philippines against China before the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, contesting the latter’s nine-dash line claim over the disputed waters.
Political Security
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Title:
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China descending
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Author:
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Narciso Reyes, Jr.
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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June 11, 2016
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Description:
- What a difference a few years make: In 2005 China was a fast-rising economic superstar, the world’s unstoppable manufacturing locomotive, pulling along many major and emergent economies toward predictable growth and impressive progress.
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Title:
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China says the Philippines is ignoring a maritime talks proposal
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Author:
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Edited by Robert Birsel and Michael Perry
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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June 8, 2016
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Description:
- China said on Wednesday the Philippines has ignored a proposal for a regular talks mechanism over maritime issues, as it repeated that its door was always open to bilateral talks with Manila on the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Philippines vs. China: A Chinese Loss Won't Kill International Law
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Author:
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Frauke Renz
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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June 7, 2016
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Description:
- International law is only as valid as it is enforceable. If this statement were true, then the upcoming ruling of the arbitral tribunal between the Philippines and China would likely be another nail in the coffin of international law in an anarchic international system, where law is only another arrow in the quiver of power-hungry nations. But it is not that simple. In fact, the case brought forward by the Philippines is about way more than the legal nature of the so-called nine-dash line or the status of the submerged rocks and reefs China mistakenly interprets as islands according to Article 121 of UNCLOS (United Nations Convention of the Law and the Sea).
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Title:
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Playing Chicken in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Editorial Board
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Source:
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The New York Times
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Date:
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May 20, 2016
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Description:
- By the Pentagon’s account, two Chinese fighter jets performed an “unsafe” maneuver this week by flying within 50 feet of an American surveillance plane over the South China Sea. That’s not much more than a hairbreadth, aeronautically speaking, and a collision could have been catastrophic — to the crews and to the already fragile diplomatic relations between China and its regional neighbors and the United States.
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Title:
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Philippines jeopardizes chance for cooperation with China
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Author:
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Editor: Huaxia
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 17, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines is carelessly throwing away a chance offered by China to jointly solve the disputes over the South China Sea issue through dialogue and consultation, some analysts argue, as the Philippines has sought out the help of the international arbitration tribunal.
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Title:
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‘China expansion should be challenged’
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Author:
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Leena Chua
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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May 14, 2016
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Description:
- Despite China’s optimism of a “fresh start” with the government of presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines should continue challenging Beijing’s expansionism in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) while at the same time commit to a “development diplomacy” with the Asian power. The ADR Institute for international Studies (ADRi) and Washington-based partner Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said these issues are among several major policy decisions that the next President must address.
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Title:
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Water Wars: Known Unknowns in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Chris Mirasola
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Source:
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Law Welfare
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Date:
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May 13, 2016
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Description:
- The USS William Lawrence conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) within 12 nautical miles of Fiery Cross Reef on Tuesday, May 10th. Chinese-controlled Fiery Cross Reef is home to a 10,000-foot runway and substantial military and civilian infrastructure. Last month, Chinese military aircraft landed at Fiery Cross Reef and General Fan Chanlong, vice-chairman of the Chinese Central Military Commission, visited the reef’s facilities. China responded to this week’s FONOP by scrambling two fighter jets and directing three warships to tail the USS Lawrence. This is the third FONOP conducted by the US Navy in the South China Sea since consistent exercises began in 2015.
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Title:
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US, China, Europe look forward to working with Duterte
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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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May 12, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA — The United States, China and the European Union expressed optimism in working with presumptive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, particularly in addressing maritime disputes in the South China Sea and strengthening political and trade ties.
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Title:
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Duterte’s South China Sea stance could shake up security ties with Japan, U.S.
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Author:
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Jesse Johnson
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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May 10, 2016
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Description:
- Take a breath. Tough-talking Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is unlikely to ride a jet ski to plant a flag on a China-held island, as he promised in a stump speech.
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Title:
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Opinion: Moving beyond South China Sea dispute to Sino-Philippine win-win cooperation
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Author:
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Luo Jun
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 9, 2016
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Description:
- For whoever wins the Philippine general election on Monday, improving the people's well-being is undoubtedly a top priority, and that effort would be unnecessarily harder without a healthy relationship with China.
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Title:
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Chinese experts refute Philippine arbitration
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Author:
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CCTV
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Source:
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CCTV
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Date:
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May 8, 2016
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Description:
- The Chinese Society of International Law has held its annual meeting in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin Province. At the top of the agenda -- the analysis and evaluation of a South China Sea arbitration case that was unilaterally filed by the Philippines. All of the legal experts in attendance agreed -- China should abstain from participating in the case because the arbitration panel has no jurisdiction over the dispute.
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Title:
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Backgrounder: Tomas Cloma's once daydream on South China Sea
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 4, 2016
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Description:
- It is ignorant and presumptuous that Tomas Cloma and his country, the Philippines, daydreamed about snatching Chinese islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Backgrounder: Facts about Philippines' illegal occupation of China's Nansha Islands
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Author:
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Huaxia
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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May 3, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines has long pinned its hopes on the international community to woo sympathy for its groundless claim for some of China's islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Factbox: Facts about China's Ren'ai Reef, Philippines' lies on warship grounding on
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Author:
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Huaxia
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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April 30
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Description:
- The Ren'ai Reef, a ring reef among China's Nansha Islands, is 15 kilometers long from north to south, and 5.6 kilometers wide from west to east. As part of the South China Sea, the Ren'ai Reef has been part of the Chinese territory since ancient times.
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Title:
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Asia’s New Battlefield: The Philippines’ South China Sea Moment of Truth
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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April 29, 2016
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Description:
- A specter is haunting Asia—the specter of full Chinese domination in the South China Sea. Latest reports suggest that China could soon move ahead with building military facilities on the Scarborough Shoal, a contested land feature it has occupied since 2012. This would allow China, according to a Mainland source, to “further perfect” its aerial superiority across the contested waters.
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Title:
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SCARBOROUGH SHOAL: A RED LINE?
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Author:
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Jay Batongbacal
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Source:
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Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
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Date:
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April 25
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Description:
- As U.S. defense secretary Ashton Carter visited the Philippines at the end of the annual Balikatan military exercises between the Philippines and the United States, anxiety was quietly building over the possibility that China would create a new artificial island on Scarborough Shoal, very close to Manila. Such an undertaking would come as the Philippines experiences a transition in political leadership via presidential elections in May.
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Title:
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New air contingent in Philippines will bolster relations but could aggravate China
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Author:
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Phillip Swarts
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Source:
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Air Force Times
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Date:
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April 23, 2016
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Description:
- Amid heightened tensions with China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the Air Force sent an air contingent to Clark Air Base in the Philippines April 16.
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Title:
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Backed Into A Corner: Friendless Beijing Seeks Moscow's Support In South China Sea
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Author:
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Tim Daiss
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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April 20, 2016
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Description:
- China is seeking Russian support in the disputed and increasingly volatile South China Sea , even though Russia is not a claimant in the body of water. However, it is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, as is China.
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Title:
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The Philippines at Forefront of New Pentagon Maritime Security Initiative
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Author:
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Megan Eckstein
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Source:
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USNI News
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Date:
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April 18, 2016
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Description:
- The Pentagon recently began funding maritime security projects with countries in the South China Sea aimed at giving them the capability to monitor activities in their territorial waters and air space amidst concerns of regional Chinese expansion. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the department recently released funding under the Maritime Security Initiative, which totals $425 million total over five years. Nearly 85 percent of this year’s funding, about $42 million of $50 million total, will go to the Philippines, where Carter was last week in announcing several steps being taken to bring the two nations closer together.