- (Phil Star 5/7) China slams US resolution on Spratlys dispute - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei

- (GMA News 4/7) Navy: Foreign jet harassed PHL fishing boat off Spratlys - Navy chief Vice Admiral Alexander Pama said Monday.

- (Project Syndicate 4/7) Josheph S. Nye, Should China be “Contained”?

- (The Diplomat 3/7) How Taiwan Can Upstage China - Taiwan's South China Sea claims are outdated. It could earn some vital regional goodwill by abandoning them.

- (Inquirer.net 2/7) Why China has to Climb Down on the Spratlys Issue
- (VietNamNet Bridge 2/7) Vietnamese scholar speaks about the East Sea on Chinese TV
- (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) China says it, Vietnam agree talks needed over sea
- (PhilStar 1/7) World must protect trade routes

- (Reuters 30/6) China military tells Vietnam to cool tempers over sea: A senior Chinese military officer urged Vietnam to cool public ire and avoid escalating tension between the two communist neighbours.

- (Wall Street Journal 30/6) Billiards in the South China Sea: The U.S. needs to step up and play China's game in territorial disputes.

- (Focus Taiwan 30/6) Talk of the Day -- China's aircraft carrier launch put off to Aug: China's first aircraft carrier will not be ready for its maiden.

- (Manila Bulletin 30/6) Philippines wants radar, military 'assets': The Philippine government has already submitted a “wish list” to the US pertaining to additional maritime "assets" that the Philippines needs to defend its territorial waters and which the US can provide, including state-of-the-art radar system.

- (China Daily 30/6) Motives behind US talk of 'freedom of navigation'

- (WSJ 30/6) South China Sea Do-Si-Do: As Chinese threats grow, Asean naturally seeks closer U.S. security ties.

- (Vietnam Mofa 27/6) Press interviews Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son on meeting with Chinese State Councillor. "Issues relating to Viet Nam and China only are solved bilaterally and issues relating to other sides are discussed by related sides."

- (The Korea Times 30/6) Beijing's stance critical in resolution in South China Sea disputes (by Ian Storey); China assertive in dispute with ASEAN (by Tran Thuy); China, Japan see no way out in sight (by Y.H. Song); Balanced delimitation of East China Sea needed (by Kim Young-Koo);

- (WordTribune 29/6) China’s rulers pressing claim on the entire South China Sea

- (Diplomat 29/6) The Limits of China as Villain: The current tensions in the South China Sea can’t just be blamed on Beijing. The shortcomings of ASEAN have played a big part.

- (Bloomberg/AFP 30/6) Taiwanese ship seen near Diaoyutais: The Japanese Coast Guard yesterday said it spotted a Taiwanese boat near disputed islands in the East China Sea that raised Sino-Japanese tensions last year.

- (Philippine Daily Inquirer 29/6) Dealing with the new China by Randy David; PH correctly stands its (maritime) ground by Jay L. Batongbacal

- (Xinhua 29/6) Chinese naval drills irrelevant to South China Sea situation: defense ministry.

- (abs-cbnNEWS.com 29/6) PH communists claim US behind Spratlys row: The Communist Party of the Philippines accused the United States of being behind the row between the Philippines, China, and other countries over ownership of the Spratly Islands.

- (Canberra Times 29/6) China flexes maritime muscle to 'win war without fighting': More ships - including aircraft carriers - are entering the Chinese fleet.

- (AP/China Daily 28/6) China rejects US Senate criticism over sea dispute

- (TIME 28/6) How to Avoid a War in the South China Sea

- (China Daily 29/6) US, Philippines hold drills near South China Sea: The Philippines and the US launched regular naval exercises on Tuesday close to the South China Sea, showcasing the US' military presence in the region at a sentitive time, experts said.

- (Inquirer 29/6) PH-US defense pact doesn't apply in Spratlys dispute, says ex-UP law dean.

- (CNN 28/6) China and Vietnam: a timeline of conflict:

- (AP 28/6) China rejects US Senate criticism over sea dispute

- (Deutsche Press-Agentur 27/6) Vietnam weighs patriotism against diplomacy in China spat: 'Why can't the defence ministry go to the NationalUniversity in Hanoi and give a talk?' (Carl Thayer) said. That would be a chance to explain to the public that 'You can't just kick China in the shins without thinking of what will happen next.'

- (Lowy Institute 6-2011) Crisis and confidence: major powers and maritime security in Indo-Pacific Asia: Risks are growing that China-centric maritime incidents could lead to war in Asia; (ABC Online 28/6) Report warns of rising tensions in South China Sea; (Wall Street Journal 27/6) Australian Think Tank Warns Of China War Threat At Sea .

- (Korea Times 26/6) China turns assertive as leadership succession approaches

- (CNN 28/6) Explainer: South China Sea: Asia's most dangerous waters

- (US Senate 28/6) U.S. Senate Unanimously “Deplores” China’s Use of Force in South China Sea. On June 9, three Chinese maritime security vessels ran into and disabled the cables of a Vietnamese exploration ship, the Viking 2, in an area within 200 miles of Vietnam’s continental shelf and recognized under international law to be within Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone.

- (State Department 26/6) Press Availability Following the inaugural U.S.-China Asia-Pacific Consultations: Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

- (VOA 27/6) China Welcomes “New Channel” for Dialogue with US

- (Philstar 27/6) China committed to peaceful development in region: China is committed to the “path of peaceful development” of disputed areas in Southeast Asian waters.

- (Washington Post 26/6) A U.S. role in the South China Sea

- (Diplomat 27/6) Asia’s Maritime Confidence Crisis: "Due in large part to the secrecy that shrouds Chinese defence policy, analysts and policymakers seeking to understand Chinese-initiated maritime incidents face the critical problem of trying to work out why each event has happened"; China Plays Nationalism Card?

- (Malaya 28/6) Aquino wary of ‘no-invasion’ vow Asks why China had to make it

- (Foreign Policy 24/6) South China Sea or me? The writer suggested that the U.S and its allies should not maintain absolute hegemony in the Pacific and engage in an arms race with China.

- (PhilStar 27/6) US asks China: Ease tension in Spratlys.

- (Asian Age 26/6) India eyes South China Sea pearl

- (Reuters 26/6) China, Vietnam agree to resolve maritime dispute; (Xinhua 26/6) China, Vietnam agree to resolve maritime dispute through negotiations; (AFP 26/6) China, Vietnam vow to cool S. China Sea tensions; (WSJ 26-6-11) China Announces Pact With Vietnam on Disputed Sea

- (Boston Globe 26/6) How China sees the world: The more China thinks about how to influence the world beyond its borders, the more the rest of the world is going to pay attention to what’s going on inside them. Further studies, see Shambaugh, Coping with a conflicted China, Washington Quarterly Winter 2011.

- (Jakarta Post 26/6) Sustaining communication ‘urgent’ in South China Sea dispute: Focusing on alleviating the immediate tensions in the South China Sea might be more effective in the short term than pushing for negotiations that might take a long time, an international law expert said Friday.

- (The National 26/6) Talks on South China Sea's troubled waters: When the United States and China hold talks in Hawaii today over Asian Pacific security issues, the South China Sea is likely to be top of the agenda.

- (AFP 26/6) US, China meet on rising sea tensions: The United States and China were holding first-of-a-kind talks Saturday on rising tensions in the South China Sea, with Beijing angry over Washington’s support of Southeast Asian countries.

- (Philippine Daily Inquirer 26/6) Power asymmetry in South China Sea: In order to attain respect as a regional power, it may be wiser for China to bring on the charm but, more importantly, to take more seriously the need for concrete actions to allay the concerns of neighbors over how China will choose to address the territorial and maritime disputes.