- (Reuters 23/11) China says to go ahead with Pacific naval drills: in the western Pacific this month, an announcement that came a week after Washington reinforced its Asia-Pacific footprint with plans to operate 2,500 U.S. Marines out of northern Australia.

- (American Interest 23/11) Asians Thinkers and the New Great Game: China must shift its priorities away from economic development to establishing a harmonious society free of today’s huge gaps between rich and poor. 

- (Diplomat 23/11) Law Not War in the South China Sea: Years of school-taught nationalism has complicated efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the South China Sea dispute. Time to try the legal route.

-(Asiasentinel 22/11) China's Foreign Policy Bulldozer: The Global Times is making unprecedented waves in China’s capital with starkly worded op-eds calling for military action against China's neighbors.

-(Thehindubusinessline 22/11) US gameplan in the Pacific: PresidentObama proclaimed in a speech last week that “in the Asia-Pacific in the 21st century, the United States of America is all in.”

-(The-diplomat 22/11) China Rolls With Punches: analysts have noted China’s muted response to various U.S. criticisms and initiatives including over China’s currency

-(Theaustralian 22/11) Asia yearns for Uncle Sam During the EAS over the weekend the leader of every member state, with the exception of China, Cambodia and Burma, joined the US President in urging a multilateral resolution of the South China Sea dispute.

-(Smh 22/11) Asia finds voice in test of wills with China:  It was a test of wills. The government in Beijing wanted to discourage the leaders of 17 other countries from discussing a sensitive matter of Chinese territorial claims at their meeting at the weekend.

-(Indiatimes 22/11) Beijing warns Delhi on South China Sea: "We don't hope to see outside forces involved in the South China Sea dispute and do not want to see foreign companies engage in activities that will undermine China's sovereignty and interest."

-(Gulfnews 21/11) Aquino turns to South Korea for war material in defense of areas claimed in the Spratly archipelago: Aquino said "On defence cooperation, I expressed to President Lee the interest of the Philippines to gain some specific defence articles such as military-grade helicopters, boats and aircrafts”

-(Foreignpolicy 21/11) Beijing's climbdown in Bali: What is next in the South China Sea? A key outcome of President Barack Obama's Asia tour is an apparent tactical withdrawal by China on drilling rights in the South China Sea

-(Upi 21/11) Xinhua warns Philippines: Xinhua took issue with the Philippine government renaming its sea waters as the "West Philippine Sea."

-(WSJ 21/11) Obama Pushes New Asia Ties: Mr. Obama became the first U.S. president to attend the East Asia Summit—held Saturday on the Indonesian island of Bali—in an effort to transform that group into a forum that addresses regional political and security issues

-(BBC 21/11) Obama's victory over China?: China's Premier Wen Jiabao was "a little bit grouchy", we are told, when he was confronted by Asian leaders backed by America who wanted to talk about the tensions in the South China Seas

-(Civilbeat 21/11) The Rising East: Obama Confronts China With A Sword and An Olive Branch: President Obama, fresh from an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Honolulu, flew to Canberra and Darwin in Australia and to Bali in Indonesia last week to confront China with an olive branch in one hand and a sword in the other.

-(Wsj 20/11) China's Wen Discusses South China Sea Issue: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reluctantly discussed the issue with 17 other leaders at the East Asia Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Saturday while restating China's position that it was an inappropriate forum to address the matter

-(Businessweek 20/11) China Plays Down Sea Spats to Woo Asean From U.S. ‘Siren Song’:  China played down tensions with the U.S. and proposed funding to enhance maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia after President Barack Obama challenged its actions in the South China Sea at a summit of Asian leaders.

-(Nytimes 20/11) How China Can Defeat America: It is the battle for people’s hearts and minds that will determine who eventually prevails. And, as China’s ancient philosophers predicted, the country that displays more humane authority will win.

-(Nytimes 19/11) Obama and Asian Leaders Confront China’s Premier: President Obama and nearly all the leaders at an Asian summit directly confronted China on Saturday for its expansive claims to the resource-rich South China Sea, putting the Chinese premier on the defensive in the long-festering dispute