South China Sea / South East Asia sea spat
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Brendan Taylor is Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University.
South China Sea: Storm in a tea cup
The conflicting mandates and lack of coordination among Chinese government agencies, many of which strive to increase their power and budget, have stoked tensions in the South China Sea. Repeated proposals to establish a more centralised mechanism have foundered while the only agency with a coordinating mandate, the foreign ministry, does not have the authority or resources to manage other actors.
Stirring up the South China Sea (I) - International Crisis Group
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam kicked off a weeklong naval exchange Monday with the U.S. Navy, with the former battlefield enemies cooperating amid percolating tensions in the South China Sea with Beijing.
Vietnam hosts naval exchange with US Navy | Fox News
Map showing the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea. AFP
Take a stand, Asean told | Inquirer Global Nation
The Gazprom Vietnam gas field deal could warrant a stair-step trade - NASDAQ.com
Russian state energy behemoth Gazprom ( OGZPY , quote ) has reached a deal with Vietnam Oil & Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to develop gas fields off the coast of Vietnam.
MANILA—Philippine and Chinese diplomats Friday began to make progress on defusing a tense naval standoff in the resource-rich South China Sea, with both countries agreeing to withdraw their diplomatic protests over the impasse, a top Filipino official said.
Philippines, China Withdraw Protests on South China Sea Spat - WSJ.com
McCain, 3 other US senators tackle Spratlys in Manila visit | MaritimeSecurity.Asia
MANILA, Philippines – Four US senators led by John McCain met with local officials in Manila on Tuesday kicking off a 3-day courtesy call promoting bilateral relations, including the issue on the troubled South China Sea borders. Aside from McCain, Senators Joseph Lieberman, Sheldon Whitehouse and Kelly Ayotte met with the Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario to discuss economic and security development, and possibilities of augmenting the border security in the contested Spratly Islands. McCain told reporters at a news conference that they are considering placing a stronger presence in Asia to protect the other weaker claimants like the Philippines, and provide them with military assistance and training to protect their borders.
BEIJING—In a major test of its new, proactive Asia policy, the U.S. appears to have scored a diplomatic victory over China by forcing the contentious issue of the South China Sea onto the agenda of a regional summit despite Beijing's public objections.
China's Wen Discusses South China Sea Issue - WSJ.com
SMILES IN PARADISE. US President Barack Obama shares a light moment with President Aquino and other leaders in the region during Saturday’s group picture taking of the 6th East Asia Summit at Bali International Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia, which was held after a similar summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Also in photo are (from left) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein.
President Aquino’s Spratlys plan on hold until next year | Inquirer Global Nation
Geostrategist Nicholas Spykman once described the South China Sea as the “Asiatic Mediterranean” to underscore its importance in Asian geopolitics; recent geostrategists like to call it the “Chinese Caribbean.” Just as Rome sought control over the Mediterranean and the United States over the Caribbean in pursuit of regional dominance, China seeks dominance over the South China Sea.
PacNet #37 - The Chinese Okhotsk: The Nuclear Dimension of South China Sea Disputes | Center for Strategic and International Studies
The May 11, 2011 announcement of China’s annual fishing ban between May 16 and Aug. 1, 2011 in the northern section of the South China Sea is likely to be defied by Vietnam.
PacNet #35A - China’s Fishing Ban in the South China Sea: Implications for Territorial Disputes | Center for Strategic and International Studies
US, Indonesia, Urge Further Action on South China Sea | USA | English
The United States and Indonesia Sunday called for urgent follow up action on the agreement by China and the ASEAN countries on principles for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China sea.The Philippine government will bring the dispute over the Spratly Islands to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. "The Philippines is prepared to defend its position in accordance [with] international law. We suggested the proper forum will be the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea," DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario said at a press conference.
PHL to seek int'l arbitration in Spratlys dispute - Nation - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News
Philippines, China agree to keep peace in West Philippine Sea | Inquirer Global Nation
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, right, meets with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario in Beijing on Friday. AP/Xinhua MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines and China have agreed not to let disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) affect friendly relations, the two countries said in a joint statement Friday.Bangkok Post : The spat over the Spratlys
The day after China vowed it would never use force in the South China Sea, it deployed one of its new coastal patrol vessels into this very tense area.Chinese official assures Philippines on Spratlys | Inquirer Global Nation
"Initial reports said the fighters were Chinese. But the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it was still validating the report even as it conceded that it had no capability to detect and intercept the jets." Filipino fail ... by May 28