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Title:
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Ex-security adviser: Benham research may boost China's submarine warfare
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Author:
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Ruth Cabal
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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January 29, 2018
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Description:
- A former national security adviser warned of China's "hidden agenda" in conducting research in Benham Rise, saying it poses serious security threats.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Japan foreign minister hopes for improved ties with China
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Author:
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CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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January 28, 2018
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Description:
- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hopes for improved relations with China during talks Sunday in Beijing that also touched on joint efforts to counter North Korea's nuclear program.
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Title:
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Japanese foreign minister visits China to promote bilateral ties
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Author:
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CGTN
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Source:
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China Plus
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Date:
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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China from Saturday to Sunday. This is Kono's first official visit to China after he assumed his post in August. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with him and exchange opinions on bilateral ties and issues of common concern.
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Title:
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Joint Research Projects Help China Consolidate Power, Peacefully, at Sea
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America News
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Date:
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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- An increase in Sino-foreign joint maritime research, particularly in the disputed South China Sea, is helping China improve its regional reputation by contributing to the health and utility of international waterways, analysts say.
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Title:
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India, ASEAN call for binding code of conduct in South China Sea
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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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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have called for the completion of a binding code of conduct for parties in the South China Sea in the face of China’s aggressive expansion in the region.
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Title:
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Losing valuable territories without really trying
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Author:
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Edgardo J. Angara
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 27, 2018
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Description:
- Filipinos, it seems, are like lemmings. We have one of the longest coastlines in the world. We have allowed other countries to grab, seize, and occupy our territories with ease over the course of several decades.
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Title:
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China consulting with US on participation in naval drills
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Author:
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The Associated Press
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Source:
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Navy Times
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it is consulting with the U.S. over again participating in large-scale multinational military exercises being held this summer.
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Title:
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Secretary of Defense Mattis’s Trip to Southeast Asia: A Few Thoughts
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Author:
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Joshua Kurlantzick
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Source:
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Council of Foreign Relations
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis traveled to Southeast Asia this past week, and during his first stop in Indonesia signaled a desire to improve strategic aspects of the U.S.-Indonesia relationship including on the South China Sea, training, and defense modernization.
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Title:
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Chinese tourists top visitor arrivals in Boracay resort in Philippines
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Author:
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Editor: Liangyu
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- China has surpassed South Korea for the first time as the top source of visitor arrivals for the world-class resort island Boracay in the central Philippines, local media reported on Friday.
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Title:
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Economic conditions don’t favor 3rd telco player
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Author:
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Philip M. Lustre Jr
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- It would take a grind of 3-4 years to settle the corporate and regulatory issues before the third player could operate in the local market, which is being dominated by the duopoly of the PLDT Group and Globe Telecom
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Title:
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US think tank expert: South China Sea diplomatic breakthrough ‘unlikely’
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Author:
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Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 26, 2018
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Description:
- A South China Sea diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely to happen, an expert from a US-based think tank said, citing China’s continued military buildup in the disputed waters and coercive tactics seen throughout 2017.
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Title:
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India’s Modi courts ASEAN leaders to counter China’s Belt and Road
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Author:
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Kiran Sharma
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Source:
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Nikkei Weekly
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations here Thursday, seeking to strengthen trade and other bonds amid the growing influence of regional rival China.
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Title:
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The Road to the Middle Kingdom: China’s New Silk Road
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Author:
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Perry Arrasmith
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Source:
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Harvard Political Review
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- Marco Polo’s visit to the court of Kublai Khan irrevocably changed the way the Venetian merchant perceived the world. While residing in the court of the Khan, Polo likely learned that the name of the Khan’s dominion, ‘Zhongguo,’ translated into ‘Middle Country.’ “I tell you,” Polo wrote, “no day in the year passes that there do not enter the city 1,000 carts of silk alone, from which are made quantities of cloth and silk and gold, and of other goods.” With riches flowing into the Khan’s empire from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Central Asia, it was not wonder some truly thought it to be the center of the world.
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Title:
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China to create Belt & Road courts: report
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Author:
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Zhao Yusha
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- China will establish courts in three Chinese cities to deal with Belt and Road initiative disputes in a move to benefit all participating countries while respecting their legal systems, experts said.
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Title:
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Mattis says a U.S. aircraft carrier is likely to visit Vietnam amid Chinese tension
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Author:
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Alex Horton
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Source:
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The Washington Post
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Date:
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January 25, 2017
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Description:
- HANOI, Vietnam — The United States is finalizing plans to dock an aircraft carrier in the south of Vietnam this March, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday, part of growing military cooperation between the nations and a 1,092-foot-long signal to China to rethink its aggressive expansion. The USS Carl Vinson will make a port call in Danang, according to the proposal, the first-ever carrier port call after smaller U.S.-flagged ships have moored here.
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Title:
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India and Philippines: Decades of ties, different ways of dealing with China
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Author:
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Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday flew to India, a sub-continent that, according to some analysts, is courting Southeast Asian leaders to counter rival China’s influence over the region. According to Malacañang, the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will attend a retreat session with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is expected to focus on maritime cooperation and security.
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Title:
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China says has been invited again to U.S.-hosted naval drills
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 25, 2018
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Description:
- China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that China has again been invited to attend a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this year, even as tensions simmer between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea. Ministry spokesman Wu Qian told a monthly news briefing that it had received an invite to the exercise and had sent a team to discuss initial arrangements with the United States. He did not elaborate.
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Title:
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Duterte to seek China's help against terrorism, piracy in Asean waters
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Author:
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Ruth Gita
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Source:
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SunStar Manila
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Date:
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January 24, 2018
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Description:
- PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, January 24, sought the assistance of China in combating terrorism and piracy in the Southeast Asian waters to ensure peace and stability in the region. Duterte, in a speech delivered before he left the country for his visit to India, said he believed that China could be of big help in dealing with terrorists and pirates who prowl the vast waters in Southeast Asia
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Title:
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Palace: Philippines has sovereignty over Scarborough shoal
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Author:
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Paolo Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 23, 2018
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Description:
- China can assert its claim to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal but Philippine sovereignty over the area remains, Malacañang said yesterday. “What can we do? That is their claim. But what is very clear is all pieces of evidence affirm that we have sovereignty (over the shoal),” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a press briefing.
Title:
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Eyeing China, US moves to strengthen Indonesian defence ties
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Author:
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Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Phil Berlowitz
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Source:
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Channel News Asia/Reuters
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Date:
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January 23, 2018
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Description:
- JAKARTA: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he would explore deepening defence ties during a visit to Indonesia, a country that appears increasingly ready to assert its sovereignty in the contested South China Sea. Mattis, ahead of talks in Jakarta, raised the possibility of greater maritime cooperation. An aide noted that Indonesia was also considering purchasing Lockheed Martin Corp's F-16 fighter jets, in a deal that could be worth billions.