south china sea


Thursday, September 8, 2016
Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
Navy

Beijing Warns US: Stay Out Of South China Sea Dispute

by Martin Farrer (TheGuardian) China has sent a coded warning to the United States to stay out of the South China Sea dispute after Beijing was again

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 35

Saturday, September 3, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama listens during a joint ratification of the Paris climate change agreement ahead of the G20 Summit at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou
Defense

Obama Presses China On Maritime Treaty

By Roberta Rampton (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 67

John Kerry on the bridge of a US Navy Ship
Navy

Kerry’s Soft Words Blunt U.S. Naval Power in South China Sea

By Eli Lake (Bloomberg) There are times when I want President Barack Obama to invent a global crisis for John Kerry to solve, just to keep his secretary of

September 3, 2016
Total Views: 98

Friday, September 2, 2016
A fisherman repairs his boat overlooking fishing boats that fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, at Masinloc, Zambales, in the Philippines
Shipping News

ASEAN, China To Adopt Code for ‘Unplanned Encounters At Sea’

By Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Southeast Asian countries and China will establish hotlines and adopt communications protocols to avoid potential naval clashes

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 70

Saturday, August 20, 2016
People's Liberation Army-Navy destroyer Qingdao
Navy

China Provokes Japan With Naval Drill In Its Backyard

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) China’s navy has carried out drills in the Sea of Japan, the Chinese military’s official newspaper said on Friday,

August 20, 2016
Total Views: 51

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
Environment

China Is Hungry & Her Oceans Are Empty

  By Adam Minter (Bloomberg) On Wednesday, Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day with a bang — blowing up several

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 40

Sunday, August 14, 2016
Japan To Build Island Missile Defense System
Navy

Japan To Build Island Missile Defense System

(Bloomberg) The Japanese government has decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles) to protect the

August 14, 2016
Total Views: 30

Saturday, August 13, 2016
Japan_Coast_Guard_Cutter
Defense

Japan To Deliver Coast Guard Cutters To Philippines

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Japan and the Philippines have begun talks for the transfer of two large coast guard ships to Manila, to help patrol the disputed

August 13, 2016
Total Views: 150

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Did China Cyber Attack Vietnam Over South China Sea Dispute?
News

Did China Cyber Attack Vietnam Over South China Sea Dispute?

By John Boudreau and Mai Ngoc Chau (Bloomberg) — The spyware used in cyber attacks on Vietnam’s major airports and national carrier last month is now

August 10, 2016
Total Views: 191

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Satellite Photos Suggest Chinese Military Build-Up on Disputed South China Sea Islands
News

Satellite Photos Suggest Chinese Military Build-Up on Disputed South China Sea Islands

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Satellite photographs taken in late July show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in

August 9, 2016
Total Views: 439

Sunday, August 7, 2016
Navy

East China Sea, Tensions Flare Between Japan And China

By Yuji Nakamura (Bloomberg) Japan said two Chinese vessels entered Japanese territorial waters near the disputed “Senkaku” or “Diaoyu” islands in the

August 7, 2016
Total Views: 86

Friday, July 29, 2016
Why China Matters – U.S. Could Loose Offshore Drilling Rights To EEZ
News

Why China Matters – U.S. Could Loose Offshore Drilling Rights To EEZ

By Peter Coy (Bloomberg) The U.S. and other coastal nations could lose millions of square nautical miles of ocean that are now in their exclusive economic

July 29, 2016
Total Views: 91

Wednesday, July 20, 2016
China Eyes Eight Cruise Ships to Send to South China Sea
News

China Eyes Eight Cruise Ships to Send to South China Sea

BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 53

Sunday, July 17, 2016
China Shrugs Off Court Decision – Is International Law A Joke?
Shipping News

China Shrugs Off Court Decision – Is International Law A Joke?

by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg) An international court rules that China broke the law by building islands in the South China Sea. China doesn’t

July 17, 2016
Total Views: 206

Saturday, July 16, 2016
China General Nuclear Ship
News

China’s Plans To Float Nuclear Reactors In Disputed Waters

by Kathy Chen and David Stanway (Reuters) China aims to launch a series of offshore nuclear power platforms to promote development in the South China Sea,

July 16, 2016
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Vowing to Ignore South China Sea Ruling, China Says it Will Only ‘Intensify Conflict’
Shipping News

Vowing to Ignore South China Sea Ruling, China Says it Will Only ‘Intensify Conflict’

By David Brunnstrom and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – An international tribunal’s ruling denying China’s claims in

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 63

Oil and Shipping Markets on Edge After South China Sea Ruling
News

Oil and Shipping Markets on Edge After South China Sea Ruling

By Henning Gloystein and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 12 (Reuters) – Global oil and shipping markets reacted nervously on Tuesday after an international

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 80

Tribunal Overwhelmingly Rejects Beijing’s South China Sea Claims
News

Tribunal Overwhelmingly Rejects Beijing’s South China Sea Claims

By Anthony Deutsch and Ben Blanchard AMSTERDAM/BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – An arbitration court ruled on Tuesday that China has no historic title over

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 48

Monday, July 11, 2016
Why the Philippines’ South China Sea Legal Case Matters
News

Why the Philippines’ South China Sea Legal Case Matters

HONG KONG/AMSTERDAM, July 11 (Reuters) – A panel of five judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will announce on Tuesday their ruling

July 11, 2016
Total Views: 73

Saturday, July 9, 2016
A machine gun is mounted on U.S. Destroyer USS Momsen
Navy

American Warships Sail “Too Close” to Chinese-Held Reef

BY GREG TORODE (Reuters) U.S. destroyers have sailed close to Chinese-held reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea in recent weeks, U.S. naval

July 9, 2016
Total Views: 23