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SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2015
Obama takes Pacific trade agreement momentum to Asia summits
U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Asia on Tuesday with an ace in his hand that wasn't there last time he visited the continent — a long-awaited Pacific trade pact that's just off the printer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2015
South China Sea: the far-reaching consequences of island-building
China's campaign of dredging and construction in the South China Sea has both security and environmental ramifications, but the interconnectivity of these two fields is rarely noted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 13, 2015
U.S. sends two B-52s near Chinese-built islets
Two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers flew near artificial Chinese islands in the South China Sea this week, the Pentagon said Thursday, calling the planes' appearance routine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2015
China says Philippines must heal rift over South China Sea case
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over their rival claims in the South China Sea has strained their relations and that it is up to the Philippines to improve ties.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2015
Xi to attend Asia-Pacific summit amid sea disputes
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, amid tensions between China and the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2015
Weighing Japan's options in the South China Sea
Rather than send Japanese ships to conduct freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, Japan should continue to focus its efforts on maritime capacity building in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2015
Xi says Beijing wants South China Sea issue resolved peacefully
China has always insisted the dispute in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully through talks, but the government has a responsibility to protect the country's sovereignty and maritime rights, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2015
Confusion over U.S. patrol in South China Sea may undermine Washington's goal
The U.S. Navy deliberately avoided military drills or other actions that could have further inflamed tensions with Beijing during a patrol last week near islands China has built in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan weighs course of action in disputed South China Sea
As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military's recent patrol challenging China's territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2015
After South China Sea patrol, Chinese warship tells U.S. destroyer: 'Hope to see you again'
As soon as the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen breached 12-nautical-mile (22-km) territorial limits around one of China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea last week, a Chinese warship shadowing its movements began demanding answers.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2015
Flaws in ASEAN's community-building effort
At the end of this year, the process for turning the Association of Southeast Asian Nations into a single community will begin to take shape. Yet pending community-building projects still need to be achieved and existing problems solved.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2015
Japan, U.S. push for mention of South China Sea in defense forum statement
Despite Chinese objections, the United States and Japan are pushing to get concerns about the South China Sea included in a statement to be issued after regional defense talks.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2015
China loses a 'lawfare' skirmish
An international arbitration tribunal's decision provides South China Sea claimants with an opportunity to breathe new life into negotiations designed to turn the 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea into a real code of conduct.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015
U.S. Navy plans two or more patrols in South China Sea per quarter
The U.S. Navy plans to conduct patrols within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of artificial islands in the South China Sea about twice a quarter to remind China and other countries about U.S. rights under international law, a U.S. defense official said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015
Philippine Supreme Court unlikely to rule on U.S. security deal before Obama visit
The Philippine Supreme Court is unlikely to rule on a constitutional challenge to a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement before U.S. President Barack Obama visits Manila later this month. A decision is expected next year, a court source said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015
Why we must push back in the South China Sea
Doing nothing, or making only isolated gestures to oppose China's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, will simply hand Beijing a fait accompli.

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