-(Japantimes 27/9) Senkaku row reverberates across Southeast Asia: China's recent conduct in its bitter dispute with Japan over the ownership of islands, fisheries and seabed resources in the East China Sea raises some geopolitical storm warnings for Southeast Asia

-(The australian 27/9) Beijing worrying many neighbours: SOMETHING very strange is happening at the moment in the East China Sea and in the South China Sea, and Australia should be taking serious notice of these developments.

-(Channel news asia 26/9) Taiwan eyes marine park in East China Sea: The planned national park will cover three Taiwan-held islets -- Pengjia, Mianhua and Huaping and surrounding waters, measuring some 750 square kilometres

-(The jakarta globe 26/9) Indonesia Seeks Rules of Road for South China Sea: Indonesia is circulating among Southeast Asian nations a draft code of conduct for the South China Sea, hoping for progress before a regional summit in November

-(Washington post 26/9) 100 Philippine marines shift from anti-terrorism role to island disputes: Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin says the shift is part of a plan for the military to gradually shift from an anti-insurgency role to territorial defense.

-(National interest 26/9) Cooler Heads in the South China Sea: The United States is realizing that the escalating tensions in the Far East, especially between China and Japan, should no longer be viewed as an opportunity to contain China.

-(Atimes 26/9) US pivots toward trouble in West Pacific: Whether Washington's return-to-Asia strategy will make the US a troublemaker or a responsible actor in Asia is to a great extent dependent on its approach to China - to respect China's achievement or see it with jealousy.

-(The diplomat 25/9) Can Taiwan Bring Peace to the South and East China Seas?: As tensions have mounted in the East and South China Seas, Taiwan expressed its position in some unhelpful ways, including live-fire drills on the largest of the disputed Spratly Islands.

-(The New York Times 25/9) China Shows Off Carrier, but Experts Are Skeptical: “The fact is the aircraft carrier is useless for the Chinese Navy,” You Ji, a visiting senior research said. “If it is used against America, it has no survivability. If it is used against China’s neighbors, it’s a sign of bullying.”

-(Japan today 25/9) Japan sends foreign ministry emissary to China: Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai will meet his Chinese counterpart “to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues based on the current situation”

-(Kyodo news 25/9) Dozens of Taiwan boats enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus: Around 40 to 50 Taiwanese fishing boats were sailing in the contiguous zone near the Senkaku Islands, together with around 10 Taiwanese surveillance ships.

-(The diplomat 24/9) The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part IV

-(Csmonitor 24/9) Complex web of interests drives US bid for calm on South China Sea: The US has increasingly urged China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines to keep calm in a region where maritime clashes have become a near daily threat since April.

-(Heritage 24/9) Getting the Philippines Air Force Flying Again: The Role of the U.S.–Philippines Alliance: It is imperative for the U.S.— Philippines’ alliance—to assist the PAF in developing the air power and skills to spread its wings and protect the country’s territory.

-(The australian 24/9) Between a rock and a reef: The dispute over five uninhabited rocks in the East China Sea has flared again, setting the region on edge as it contemplates the increasing prospect of a conflict between Asia's two main powers that would ultimately also involve the US.

-(Japan times 24/9) China has too much lose if it imposes sanctions: Weakening Japan economically ultimately goes against the economic interests of China itself

-(Straits times 23/9) China postpones ceremony marking diplomatic ties with Japan: China on Sunday postponed a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties with Japan, due to an ongoing territorial dispute

-(Channel news asia 23/9) China navy takes delivery of first aircraft carrier: The handover ceremony of the 300-metre (990-foot) ship, a former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, took place in northeast China's port of Dalian after a lengthy refitting by a Chinese shipbuilder