Weekly News 17 - 24 January

17/01/2011

- (PhilStar 21/1) The South China Sea disputes - In his new book, Where in the world is the Philippines?, former Philippine foreign undersecretary Rod Severino lays out the case for urgent action by the Philippine government on matters relating to the national territory and the rising global concerns about territorial questions in our part of the world. - (Eurasia Review 20/1) China’s Maritime Ambitions: Implications for Regional Security - (Carnegie Endownment 19/1) China’s Military Muscle - Michael Swaine analyzes China’s military buildup and its strategic implications. Swaine says that there is serious danger that China and the United States are moving toward strategic rivalry - ((Foreign Policy 18/1) Stephen Walt, What Obama Should NOT say t o Hu Jintao - this article was writen after his visit to Vietnam - (MSN News 18/1) Strengthen ties with Asian allies to counter China: think tank - The Obama Administration should strengthen US'' ties with its Asian allies to counter- balance the increasing belligerence of China through measures like increasing arms sale to India, Japan and Taiwan, an eminent Washington-based think tank has said. - (The Manila Times 18/1) South China Sea code of conduct pushed - Nine years have passed since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China agreed to develop a code of conduct and the time had come for talks to produce results, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said.