-(Washington post 12/9) President orders offshore area claimed by China, others renamed West Philippine Sea: President Benigno Aquino III has renamed western offshore waters the West Philippine Sea to define his country’s territory while disputing overlapping claims made by Beijing and others.

-(Mb 12/9) US Urges 'Cooler Heads' Between Japan, China: The United States called Tuesday for calm between Japan and China after Beijing sent ships to disputed islands in the East China Sea in response to Tokyo's purchase of them.

-(Channel news asia 11/9) S'pore reiterates ASEAN's role over South China Sea dispute: Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said ASEAN will not deal with the specific delineation and settlement among claimant states.

-(Nytimes 11/9) The Rise of the Middle Powers: Indonesia is a classic middle power; it is a newly democratic and rapidly developing country with significant military and diplomatic capacities.

-(Eurasia review 11/9) South China Sea: Not Just About ‘Free Navigation’: The South China Sea territorial dispute increasingly looks like a point of strategic friction between the United States and China after a recent nasty exchange between the two governments; US Rebalancing Strategy And South China Sea Disputes

-(National interest 10/9) Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea: Two sets of disputes make the South China Sea more dangerous and unpredictable than the standoffs over Taiwan or the Korean peninsula.

-(Gmanetwork 10/9) Australia, Singapore urge calm in South China Sea: Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr and his Singaporean counterpart K. Shanmugam called for a peaceful and lawful resolution to rows over disputed islands.

-(Channel news asia 10/9) No change in Singapore's policy on South China Sea: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore does not take sides on the merits, or otherwise, of the various specific disputes in the South China Sea.

-(House.gov 10/9) Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea Cannot Be Tolerated, Ros-Lehtinen Says: U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will hold a hearing on Wednesday, September 12 titled “Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China Sea.” 

-(Xinhua 10/9) First China-Malaysia defense and security consultation held in Kuala Lumpur: China and Malaysia held the first ever defense and security consultation between the two defense ministries on Monday in a bid to strengthen the military cooperation between the two countries; China, U.S. launch annual security meeting mechanism

-(China.org 10/9) China to name its first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning': China will name its first aircraft carrier "Liaoning" in honor of the province where it was retrofitted

-(Canberra times 10/9) China's interest is guarding its subs: China's nuclear weapons program suggest there is another important dimension to China's increasing assertiveness in enforcing its claimed jurisdiction in the semi-enclosed sea: protecting a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines

-(Philstar 10/9) Hu urges Asia-Pacific nations to help ensure peace in region: Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday urged all Asia-Pacific nations to help ensure peace in the region, amid a series of territorial rows that have inflamed nationalist tensions.

-(Nationmulti media 10/9) Asean and China: bickering threatens traditional consensus: A series of meetings in Phnom Penh this week among senior officials from Asean and East Asia will determine if they can establish common ground; Mixed signals from a distracted Beijing on maritime disputes

-(Japantoday 9/9) Clinton urges Japan, S Korea to 'lower temperature' over dispute: Clinton said she discussed the dispute during separate talks at the two-day Asia-Pacific summit in the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak.

-(ABC 9/9) Interview with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa: Mr Natalegawa discusses rising tensions in the South China Sea, palm oil trade and economic growth.

-(Focus Taiwan 9/9) APEC members support Taiwan's role in South China Sea Code of Conduct: Taiwan's envoy to the annual APEC leadership meeting said Sunday.