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Title:
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Latest US FONOP in the South China Sea: Tilting at Windmills?
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Author:
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Mark J. Valencia
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 4, 2016
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Description:
- In late October, the U.S. undertook yet another Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) challenging China’ claims in the South China Sea. This latest FONOP was accompanied by cryptic comments from the Pentagon and left many analysts scratching their heads. According to the Pentagon, the USS Decatur sailed within waters claimed by China near the Paracel Islands, close to, but not within, the 12 nautical mile(nm) territorial sea limits of any of the islands. The Pentagon said the destroyer “conducted this transit in a routine lawful manner.” This could mean the passage was not “innocent” according to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – which is required in foreign territorial seas – but that was not made clear.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Former US envoy to North Korea becomes ambassador to Philippines
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Author:
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Matthew Pennington and AP
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Source:
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The Jakarta Post
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Date:
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November 4, 2016
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Description:
- Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence Thursday that the US relationship with the Philippines can survive recent turbulence as he swore in a new US ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation.
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Title:
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Malaysia, China sign defense deal
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Author:
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AFP and AP
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 3, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING—Malaysia has agreed to buy four Chinese naval vessels and pledged with China to handle South China Sea disputes bilaterally, a Chinese official said on Tuesday, in what could be China’s latest counter to US influence in the region.
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Title:
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Indonesian-Australian Patrols Proposal Follows Philippine Pivot to China: Analysts
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Author:
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Tia Asmara
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Source:
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Benar News
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Date:
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November 3, 2016
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Description:
- Indonesian security analysts are welcoming their government’s invitation to Australia to conduct joint patrols in the South China Sea in an effort to boost regional stability.
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Title:
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Abe vies with China for influence over ASEAN gateways
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Author:
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Nikkei
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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November 3, 2016
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Description:
- TOKYO -- The warm welcome afforded Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, here Wednesday underscores Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's eagerness to counter Chinese overtures to a country, like the Philippines, of great geopolitical importance in Southeast Asia.
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Title:
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Malaysian PM Najib also tilts toward China
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING—Malaysia’s premier on Tuesday began an official visit to China where he is expected to sign a “significant defense deal,” in a potential strategic shift as his ties with the United States fray over a corruption scandal.
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Title:
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Exclusive: U.S. stopped Philippines rifle sale that senator opposed - sources
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Author:
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Patricia Zengerle
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- The U.S. State Department halted the planned sale of some 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippines' national police after Senator Ben Cardin said he would oppose it, Senate aides told Reuters on Monday.
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Title:
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FVR to still play role in dealing with China – Palace
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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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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – He may have resigned as special envoy to China, but former president Fidel Ramos will continue to play a role in the Duterte administration’s engagement with Beijing, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said yesterday.
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Title:
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Photos show China blocking access to Panatag Shoal
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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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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Newly-released photos suggest that China is still blocking Filipino fishermen's access to Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a think tank said Wednesday, November 2.
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Title:
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Philippine fishermen put Duterte diplomacy to test, visit disputed shoal
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Author:
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Karen Lema
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- On his first voyage as captain, Philippine fisherman Joel Banila was more worried about being battered by Chinese coastguard ships than he was about the impending storm on the horizon in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Why Duterte’s Deals With China May Be Security Concerns
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Author:
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Jeff M. Smith
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- When Roridgo Duterte, the impish and combustible president of the Philippines, paid a state visit to China last month the press contextualized the trip as part of his jarring U-turn away from the U.S. alliance and toward China’s lucrative embrace. That narrative, and Duterte’s apparent determination to restructure the regional order, have received no shortage of coverage and analysis in The Diplomat and beyond.
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Title:
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China jurisdiction over Scarborough Shoal ‘unchanged’
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Author:
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By People’s Daily
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- China still exercises jurisdiction over Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal or Panatag Shoal) in the South China Sea, a spokesperson said Monday, October 31, following media reports that Chinese coast guard had recently allowed Philippine fishermen to fish nearby. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing that “the jurisdiction status will not change.”
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Title:
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Philippines' Ramos quits as envoy to China
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Author:
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REUTERS
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA - The Philippines' for- mer president Fidel Ramos has quit his job as special envoy to China, aides have said, but the government has yet to act on his resignation, two weeks after the current Philippine leader visited Beijing.
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Title:
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Philippines’ Deal With China Pokes a Hole in U.S. Strategy
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Author:
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Jane Perlez
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Source:
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The New York Times
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Date:
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November 2, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING — For years, the United States and its allies have struggled to contain China’s ambitions in the South China Sea, even as China steadily seeded the waters with artificial islands and military installations.
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Title:
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Why Indonesia Is Chasing China's Billions
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Author:
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Bloomberg News
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- China’s investment in Indonesia has more than doubled since 2015 as President Joko Widodo’s five meetings with Xi Jinping in the past two years start to pay off.
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Title:
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Duterte Has a Deliberate Policy of Ambiguity Toward China and the U.S.
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Author:
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Rommel C. Banlaoi
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Source:
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Huffington Post
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA ― President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s visit to China on October 18-21 raised very serious security concerns in Washington D.C. when the Philippine president announced his intention to “separate” from the U.S. “militarily” and “economically.” Though Duterte clarified that his declaration should not be interpreted as cutting diplomatic ties with its long-time security ally, his many “anti-American” overtures since he assumed office more than three months ago were already making the United States very uncomfortable.
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Title:
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Panatag situation uneven, unstable
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Author:
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Federico D. Pascual Jr.
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- THE SITUATION at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) shoal off Zambales may be temporarily productive for Filipino fishermen, but it appears to be unstable without a formal agreement with China or an enforceable ruling as to its status.
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Title:
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Beijing fortifies ties with Indonesia as investment doubles
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Author:
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Bloomberg
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Source:
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Manila Standard
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- China’s investment in Indonesia has more than doubled since 2015 as President Joko Widodo’s five meetings with Xi Jinping in the past two years start to pay off.
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Title:
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'A most welcome development' in the South China Sea may not be all that it seems
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Author:
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Christopher Woody
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine fishermen returned to the waters around Scarborough Shoal earlier this week, access they have been denied by Chinese vessels for much of the last four years after Beijing took control of the rocky outcropping in 2012.
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Title:
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FVR resignation letter as special China envoy submitted to Palace
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on Tuesday said that former President Fidel V. Ramos has submitted to the Palace his letter of resignation as special envoy to China.