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By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. AOL Defense CAPITOL HILL: Navy Secretary Ray Mabus talked up the controversial Littoral Combat Ship days before departing for Asia to visit the first LCS, USS Freedom, which recently arrived in Singapore (sporting a sniffy camo paint job). Freedom has been bedeviled by cost overruns, delays, and manufacturing defects, with a new problem, seawater contamination in lubricant fluid, arising on Read More …
Senkaku Islands Dispute: How China Could Spark the Next Big War By Peter McKenzie PolicyMic.com Recently, it seems that the disputes in the South China Sea have passed out of the public interest (the most famous of said disputes being disagreements such as the one between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, or the disagreement between the Philippines and various other nations over the Read More …
By NESTOR MATA MALAYA ‘Is this why China has arrogantly ignored Asean’s recent calls for a Code of Conduct and peaceful settlement of territorial disputes in the South China Sea?’ A DAY after the summit meeting in Brunei of the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) last week, China lashed out at the Philippines for its attempt to seek an international Read More …
By Yeremia Lalisang The Jakarta Post A South China Sea discussion was expected to be the highlight of the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan last week, considering the increased assertiveness of both China and claimant states from Southeast Asia, but the discussion did not materialize. The summit did not conclude with a strong statement on the issue, discouraging any future efforts to settle Read More …
By MARK MacKINNON THE GLOBE AND MAIL BEIJING It was portrayed as an innocent trip by tourists looking to soak up the rays on a sandy island in the South China Sea. One hundred Chinese left port on Sunday for what was advertised as a three-night cruise – including time on the untouched white beaches of the “Xisha Islands.” But to Vietnam, the arrival of Read More …
What is President Aquino’s agenda in sending Defense Undersecretary Honorio Azcueta to China to meet with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan? What does Azcueta hope to accomplish — Chinese withdrawal from Scarborough Shoal, Macclesfield Bank, and Mischief Reef? Is China willing to abandon her claim of virtually the entire South China Sea for whatever Azcueta has brought to the table? Azcueta would be a national Read More …
TICKING TIME BOMB: The CSIS report says that neither China nor the US can fully control developments that could ignite a Taiwan crisis and lead to nuclear conflict By William Lowther Staff reporter in WASHINGTON Taipei Times Taiwan is the most likely potential crisis that could trigger a nuclear war between China and the US, a new academic report concludes. “Taiwan remains the single most Read More …
Source: AFP MANILA — The Philippines on Friday accused Beijing of engaging in the “de facto occupation” of a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, following a face-off that began last year. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said three Chinese government ships remained in the vicinity of the Scarborough Shoal, scaring off local fishermen. “The Chinese have tried to establish a de facto occupation,” Read More …
Source: Channel News Asia (Singapore) BEIJING – China on Friday hit out at the Philippines’ attempt to seek an international verdict on a territorial dispute over islands in the South China Sea, repeating that it would never give up its claims. Manila is seeking a United Nations ruling on the validity of Chinese claims to the resource-rich sea, with a possible unfavourable verdict for China Read More …
By Aurea Calica The Philippine Star BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — In sharp contrast to what transpired at last year’s summit, Southeast Asian leaders agreed yesterday to initiate talks with China over sea disputes as well as push for a code of conduct to govern maritime issues. The Philippines has been urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for years to engage China in discussions Read More …