By Douglas Paal, CEIP Editor’s note: Douglas H. Paal is director for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where this commentary originally appeared. The views expressed are his own. The rhetoric is growing hotter among China, most of its Southeast Asian neighbors, and the United States. This month, the State Department took the […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Seoul and Tokyo to begin a constructive dialogue to resolve their competing claims to the Dokdo islands. Published: Aug. 14, 2012 at 6:30 AM SEOUL, Aug. 14 (UPI) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea and Japan to begin constructive talks to resolve their competing claims […]
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Japan, South Korea spar over islands Japan announces it will take South Korea to court to settle a dispute over an island chain believed to sit atop billions of dollars worth of natural gas. HAIKOU, China: China does not want to control all of the South China Sea, says […]
The Philippines still sees China as a friend despite the two countries’ dispute over certain areas in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Tuesday. “We look at China as a friend. We look at China as a neighbor. We look at China as a partner,” del Rosario […]
By Commodore R. S. Vasan (Theme Address delivered by Commodore RS Vasan IN (Retd) during the joint seminar conducted by Center for Asia Studies and Stella Maries College on 08 August 2012 at Helene DE Chappotin Center) Any seminar on the Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean region, brings attention to the twin subjects of […]
Beijing, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 ANI Beijing, Aug. 13 (ANI): China does not want to control the South China Sea in total, but want only 80 percent of the disputed waters, Wu Shicun, the president of a government-sponsored research institute devoted to the strategic waterway whose seabed is believed to be rich in oil and […]
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Many people look at China and see a unified behemoth tightly controlled by the communist central leadership, so when a diplomatic fray develops, like a rash of recent confrontations in the South China Sea, the assumption is that it’s all part of a grand plan by Beijing. But some analysts […]
By Abhijit Singh Rising tensions in the South China Sea over the past few weeks have served to highlight the rancorous nature of strategic competition in Asia. Following its stand-off with Philippines over the Scarborough Shoal and a spat with Vietnam over ownership of the Spratly and Paracel islands, Beijing recently announced the setting up of […]
Published on August 13, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments China does not want to control all of the oil and natural gas rich South China Sea, according to officials Beijing only wants 80 percent. China Asserts Sea Claim With Politics and Ships By Jane Perlez, New York Times China does not want to […]
The Chinese frigate Dongguan, “the bully that ran aground” in the words of one Philippines official, was temporarily grounded near disputed Half Moon Shoal. (Philippines Government) A Chinese warship recently ran aground in the South China Sea, an embarrassing incident that has highlighted international tensions over Beijing’s increasing military power and disputes among China’s neighbors. Inside the Ring obtained […]