Title:

 Moves More Fighter Jets into South China Sea as Ashton Carter Lands in Philippines

Author:

Frances Martel

Source:

Breitbart

Date:

April 13, 2016 

Description:

New satellite images show the Chinese government has added fighter jets to its fleet in the Paracel Islands, a South China Sea chain that Vietnam and the Philippines claim. This development comes as U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter lands in Manila to show his support for the Philippines against Chinese expansionism in the region.

Title:

 Air power in the South China Sea: Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines

Author:

Henrik Paulsson

Source:

The Interpreter

Date:

 April 12, 2016

Description:

Much of the recent strategic analysis on the South China Sea has largely focused on the naval sphere, with the acquisition of new submarines by Vietnam and Malaysia and the US Navy conducting freedom of navigation missions in the contested waters. In contrast, the aerial domain has either been forgotten or only mentioned in passing. The absence of analysis on air power means that several questions have been left unanswered. Specifically, can Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines challenge Chinese encroachment in the air?

Title:

 China offers to talk, but PH will wait

Author:

Estrella Torres

Source:

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Date:

 April 11, 2016

Description:

CHINA said it would initiate “friendly consultations” with neighboring countries to avoid confrontations over fishing activities in disputed portions of the South China Sea, but the Philippines said it would await the ruling of an international tribunal on China’s maritime claims.
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Title:

 Chinese tourists troop to PH

Author:

Doris Dumlao-Abadilla

Source:

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Date:

 April 11, 2016

Description:

DESPITE the diplomatic chill with China over disputed territories, the Philippines is again becoming attractive to Chinese holiday-makers, who may outnumber tourists from traditional markets like Japan and the United States in the next year or two, regional investment house CLSA said.
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Title:

 What If Beijing Loses Philippines v. China?

Author:

Gary Sands

Source:

The National Interest

Date:

 April 5, 2016

Description:

When Vasco da Gama, the famous Portuguese explorer, landed on the west coast of India in 1498, his armed galleons intercepted foreign vessels and confiscated their goods, justifying their actions by arguing the “common right to all to navigate the seas. . . does not extend outside Europe.”

Title:

 Supreme Court magistrate details 3 possible scenarios in arbitration case against China

Author:

Priam F. Nepomuceno

Source:

Philippine News Agency

Date:

 April 1, 2016

Description:

MANILA—Three possible scenarios have been detailed by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio as the Philippine awaits the resolution of its case questioning China’s Nine-Dash Line now being handled by the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Title:

 South China Sea Dispute: Philippines Considers Submarines To Defend Scarborough Shoal Territory

Author:

Jess McHugh

Source:

International Business Times

Date:

 March 31, 2016

Description:

The Philippines is considering buying its first submarine in response to the mounting crisis in the South China Sea, President Benigno Aquino III said Wednesday. His comments to reporters came as controversy continues to swirl around a series of disputed land claims in the region.