On Monday 14 May 2018 the Chinese Journal of International Law, an Oxford University Press journal, published an extraordinary 500 page “Critical Study” of the Awards on jurisdiction and the merits in the South China Sea Arbitration between the Philippines and China. Readers ...

This DW series explores China’s rise as a global superpower. This article examines the country’s foreign policy agenda, which, according to some experts on China, still lacks a grand strategy. The assertive foreign policy is a relatively new development, however. ...

The EU has always paid great attention to the developments in the South China Sea (SCS). The world’s largest trading block has a strategic interest in safeguarding free, safe and stable shipping lanes, especially those connecting it to its economic ...

These days many eyes are on the Hoang Sa exhibition house in the central city of Da Nang. The venue is home to historical documents, objects and images on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago. Covering nearly 1,270 square metres on ...

Indonesia has lobbied countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to carry out maritime patrols in the East Sea to strengthen security. Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu made the statement at a joint press conference in Sydney on ...

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Embassy of Australia co-hosted the second Ocean Dialogue in Hanoi on March 15, focusing on fishery cooperation in the East Sea. The dialogue attracted more than 70 participants from ...

Singapore and Australia share many common interests on the East Sea issue, said Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, stressing that both countries uphold principles such as the importance of international law and freedom of navigation, reported the Strait Times newspaper. ...

The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, a new version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be signed by 11 member countries Thursday in Chile. The agreement is expected to bring new opportunities for a free trade area stretching from the North ...

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse and a high-level delegation left Hanoi on Sunday for an official visit to New Zealand from March 11 -14 at the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.   Prime Minister ...

A group of four allied nations – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – intends to maintain open access to the South China Sea for international use, despite China’s growing control. These countries will probably make tough claims to ...

China’s largest amphibious carrier has its first flight from Zhuhai Airport in Guangdong Province on Dec. 24. This AG600 flew from Zhuhai Airport and had an hour-long flight before returning in the warm welcome of the crowd. The AG600 amphibious ...

An international conference in Ho Chi Minh City in November 2017 has called for comprehensive, lasting, and sustainable solutions and trust building to turn the East Sea into an area of peace, stability, and development. Themed “Cooperation for regional security ...

The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters. A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, ...

The Award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration: Challenge or Chance for China? Many politicians and political observers were surprised by the recent award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague regarding the South China Sea (SCS) ...

(Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation came ...

Australia, Japan and the U.S. have a clear and loud message for China: The South China Sea isn’t China’s own sea. It’s an international sea. That’s why the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Beijing must establish a set of ...

Session 1: Security situation Just like land security, maritime security includes both traditional security and non-traditional security. Under this framework, the paper focuses on analyzing some of the main contents of non-traditional security that threaten the security of the South ...

– Speaking after the visit to China of Foreign Minister of the Philippines (PLP) Peter Cayetano, Foreign Minister of China (29/6) stressed that two countries have established bilateral mechanisms for consultation on East Sea issues and cooperation mechanisms between the ...

  24-6-2017 – The East Sea (South China Sea) Oceanographic Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on June 21 the project of data digitalisation collected from scientific surveys and other surveys in the South China Sea, including ...

24-6-2017 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Cambodian PM Hun Sen NDO – Today, the two peoples of Vietnam and Cambodia solemnly celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations of the two coutries (June 24, 1967 – ...