On July 12, an International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) ruling dismissed much of China’s claim to the South China Sea. Since then, there has been a great deal of discussion on the legal ramifications, China’s response and public opinion. But where does this ruling leave the U.S. alliance with the Philippines […]

Unidentified hexagonal structures at Fiery Cross, Subi, and Mischief reefs.CSIS/AMTI/Digital Globe/Amanda Macias/Business Insider In addition to China’s lightning-fast construction of military aircraft hangars on reefs in the South China Sea, mysterious facilities have also emerged. Satellite imagery published by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), a unit of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, […]

SINGAPORE–The mainland Chinese authorities have asked Singapore to “respect” China’s position on the outcome of a recent ruling by an international tribunal and a consensus Beijing said it has reached with ASEAN. In a statement on Friday, mainland China external affrairs spokesman Hua Chunying said mainland China had made its position on the issue “very […]

Jakarta, GIVnews.com – South China Sea has been a major source of headache for diplomats all throughout Southeast Asia for the past few years. China claims about 90% of the sea with its infamous nine-dash line, creating conflicting territorial overlaps with Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei Darussalam. While China does not have territorial disputes […]

When he is not on his farm in the high country of south-east New South Wales, Hans Berekoven is an amateur marine archaeologist recovering artefacts from a shipwreck for a Malaysian museum. He said during one trip, he had been harassed by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel that had been stationed off Luconia Shoals for […]

Myanmar has taken note of the award made by the Arbitral Tribunal under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on Tuesday, 12 July, 2016. We are now studying the impact of the Award and its possible repercussions within our region and beyond. Although Myanmar is not […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs weighed in on this week’s landmark ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in The Hague, which ruled in favour of fellow ASEAN member state the Philippines in a suit it brought against China over contentious claims in the South China Sea. The ministry said yesterday it was “now studying the […]

A Chinese military plane H-6 bomber like one that was sent out The exercises come at a time of heightened tension in the disputed waters after an arbitration court in The Hague ruled last month that China did not have historic rights to the South China Sea. The air force sent several H-6 bombers and […]

Fraudulent ‘institute’ in Hong Kong seeks to peddle Beijing’s line on the South China Sea “Asia-Pacific Institute of International Law.” Here surely is a weighty institution whose members include leading lawyers from around the Asia-Pacific region, from China to Canada, Melbourne to Manila ready to offer a forum for discussion of issues such as the […]

Beijing has a consistent explanation for the rising tensions in the South China Sea: It’s America’s fault. As Chinese leaders tell it, their country is the victim of a U.S. bullying campaign designed to keep China down by uniting Asian states against it. For proof they cite episodes such as the recent United Nations arbitration […]