-(WSJ 29/11) Asean Chief: Southeast Asia Is on the Rise: Despite recent squabbles among its members over what do about competing claims in the South China Sea, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has seen its global profile skyrocket in recent years,  said the head of the association

-(Ibtimes 29/11) China Says Countries Reading ‘Too Much’ Into Map On Passports Issue: The statement came a day after the U.S. said it would raise concerns with Beijing over the issue that has caused “tension and anxiety” among Taiwan, India and the nations that claim parts of the South China Sea.

-(Gmanetwork 29/11) PHL to implement new policy on controversial Chinese e-passports next week: The government will implement its new visa regulation sometime next week for Chinese nationals who will use passports displaying a map that includes an area in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

-(Reuters 28/11) As China showcases carrier, global naval balance shifting: China has showcased its first aircraft carrier landings while maintenance woes have reduced the United States to a single carrier in the Gulf, pointing to the beginnings of a subtle shift in the balance of naval power.

-(Csmonitor 28/11) Chinese officials will board, seize ships in disputed waters: Beginning January 1, Chinese police will board and seize control of foreign ships which enter waters that are the center of a territorial dispute between multiple Asian nations; China on passports: Nothing here to see, folks

-(Rusi 28/11) Between Barack and a Hard Place: Asian Regional Integration in the Shadow of Superpower Rivalry: The recent visit by Barack Obama to Southeast Asia is a clear elucidation of his Administration's ambitions for the region. 

-(Defense news 28/11) U.S. ‘Welcomes’ China Participation in Naval Drills: The United States welcomes China’s participation in U.S.-led joint naval exercises next year, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Wednesday during an official visit to the country.

-(The diplomat 28/11) ASEAN at a Crossroads: The elephant in the room once again was the South China Sea (SCS) and disagreements among ASEAN countries stoked in part by China; Big Summits, Old Problems

-(Bangkok post 28/11) Surin fears South China Sea could become 'Asia's Palestine': Territorial disputes in the South China Sea could become "Asia's Palestine", according to the outgoing secretary-general of Asean.

-(Sunstar 28/11) Palace welcomes US decision to discuss passport row with China: MALACANANG is backing the plan of the United States to discuss with Beijing the controversy on its newly-issued passports, which contains a map that stakes claims to the whole South China Sea and other disputed areas.

-(Foreign policy 26/11) Is ASEAN sinking on South China Sea?: Last week's ASEAN meetings--and the broader East Asia Summit--seem to have done little to resolve the regional organization's internal debate over how to respond to China's claims to the South China Sea.

-(Asiasentinel 27/11) China's Nine-dashed line Problematic Passport: China's intention to print new passports depicting its ownership of disputed maritime territories in the South China Sea has riled its neighbors.

-(Gmanetwork 27/11) Vietnam refuses to stamp new Chinese passport with South China Sea map: Vietnamese border guards said Tuesday they were refusing to stamp entry visas into controversial new Chinese passports which feature a map of Beijing's claim to almost all of the South China Sea.

-(Financial times 27/11) Asean chief warns on South China Sea spats: Asia was entering its “most contentious” period in recent years as a rising China stakes out its claim to almost the entire South China Sea, clashing with the Philippines, Vietnam and others.

-(Csmonitor 27/11) China's passport propaganda baffles experts: China is issuing passports with a map of the disputed South China Sea labeled as part of China.

-(The australian 27/11) ASEAN at sea over China's expanding territorial claims: LAST week's meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asia Summit proved to be another reminder of those bodies' incompetence in mediating South China Sea claims.  

-(State.gov 26/11) Daily Press Briefing: Spokesperson Victoria Nuland “Our position, as you know, on the South China Sea remains that these issues need to be negotiated among the stakeholders, among ASEAN and China. And a picture in a passport doesn’t change that.”

-(Foreign policy journal 26/11) China’s Passport Map Controversy: The intransigence of territorial ambitions: China has redrawn the map printed in its passports to lay claim to almost all of the South China Sea, infuriating its neighbors.

-(Nation multimedia 26/11) Is Thailand ready for the great US-China rivalry?: The intersection of geo-strategic and geo-economic occurred in Bangkok early last week within hours of departure of US President Barack Obama and the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao; It's time to start clarifying disputes in the South China Sea

-(Japan daily press 26/11) China’s latest passports showcase why Japan shouldn’t tolerate its childish behavior: The new Chinese passports, which actually began being issued back in May, displays a map that identifies all of Taiwan, India’s Arunachal Pradesh state, and the waters belonging Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia as China’s territory. 

-(Inquirer 26/11) Vietnam won’t stamp controversial China passports: Vietnamese authorities are refusing to stamp Chinese passports featuring a map that includes disputed islands in the South China Sea as Chinese territory; China’s role in Southeast Asia questioned

-(Manilastandard today 26/11) China prints Sansha map, tests jet carrier: China has published the first official map of the newly-established city of Sansha in the South China Sea. 

-(Guardian 25/11) China completes jet fighter test flights on its first aircraft carrier: Beijing's heightened military ambitions send message to Asia and rest of world as new leadership takes reins