TIN TIẾNG ANH (ENGLISH NEWS)

 -(The jakartapost 28/12) Taiwan to explore oil, gas in South China Sea: The government of Taiwan will be dispatching vessels to explore oil and natural gas resources in the waters around Taiping Island in the South China Sea next year, economic officials said Thursday.

-(Philstar 28/12) China sends ship to South China Sea to back claim: China has dispatched a ship to the disputed South China Sea, in an apparent effort to reinforce its claim to the waters.

-(Abs-cbnnews 21/12) ASEAN wants India's help in China disputes: Southeast Asian countries on Thursday urged India to intervene to help resolve bitter territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea, saying it was "crucial" to maintaining peace and stability.

-(Brookings 2012) Beijing’s Wish List: A Wiser China Policy in President Obama’s Second Term: Chinese observers of the United States and China-U.S. relations relaxed when U.S. news organizations reported, on November 7 in China, that Barack Obama had been reelected president of the United States. 

 -(Scmp 13/12) Taiwan debates barring holders of new China passports: Taiwan will discuss whether to deny entry to holders of new Chinese passports with maps showing two of the island’s most famous spots as part of Chinese territory

-(The jakartapost 13/12) ASEAN, China and the chance of a collision at sea: As tensions escalate and the risk of misperceptions and miscalculations grow, the urgency for a mechanism to prevent conflicts and manage crises has become even more pressing.

-(Atimes 7/12) China nudges up South China Sea tension: Earlier hopes that a leadership transition in China would help to ease tensions in the South China Sea have faded as Beijing carves out a more assertive position in the contested waters. 

-(Philstar 5/12) US to avoid confrontation issue with China: A hard and simple truth I think we must face is that it is very unlikely the United States will come to our aid should our current situation with China escalates into a war; The US reality in the South China Sea

-(Reuters 29/11) Chinese police plan to board vessels in disputed seas: Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships which illegally enter what China considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea

-(The australian 29/11) China claims 'historical' right to sea: BEIJING'S claims to nearly all the South China Sea are embossed in its latest passports, based on what it calls long-established "historical facts" and what Chinese analysts say is Western imperial precedent.

 -(Straitstimes 23/11) Beijing's South China Sea rivals outraged by map on new passport: China has enraged several neighbours with a few dashes on a map, printed in its newly revised passport

-(Philstar 23/11) Phl protests China passports stamped with sea claim: The Philippines protested yesterday China’s printing of a map of the disputed West Philippine Sea on newly issued Chinese e-passports.

-(The diplomat 12/11) Why China Needs to Change its Japan Policy: It is an excellent opportunity for Chinese leaders to turn the current disastrous Japan policy around before it’s too late; America’s Pivot: “Stoking The Fires of Nationalism?”

-(Financial times 12/11) China and US navigate in risky waters: The good news is that the new leadership teams in Washington and Beijing are both determined to avoid conflict between the US and China.

-(Channel news asia 8/11) Hu says China should become 'maritime power’: President Hu Jintao said China should become a "maritime power" as he opened a Communist Party congress on Thursday

-(The jakartaglobe 8/11) US Role in Regional Security Underlined: Indonesian legislators have greeted Barack Obama’s re-election victory with calls for the US president to ensure that his Asia pivot does not exacerbate heightened tensions in the South China and East China seas. 

-(The diplomat 1/11) U.S. Navy Take Notice: China is Becoming a World-Class Military Shipbuilder: The engine of China's naval rise has flown under the radar - until now; Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet

-(Eurasia review 1/11) Searching For China’s Concept Of Joint Development In The South China Sea: Aside from the absence of an official position detailing China’s concept of a JD, there are other factors that can account for the persistence of doubts and misgivings on China’s JD offer.

-(Atimes 26/10) Construction tensions in the South China Sea: In a move that promises to raise regional tensions, China recently stepped up construction work in contested territories in the South China Sea.

-(Nytimes 25/10) New Leaders of Military in China Announced: China announced the promotions of five generals this week, shaping the top leadership of the rapidly modernizing military as it becomes a more dominant player in Asia