Media Report
- Reuters reports: "The United States is looking at ways to increase counter-terrorism cooperation with China, including information exchanges and helping bring stability to places like Iraq, a senior U.S. administration official said on Tuesday....Speaking to reporters on a conference call, a senior U.S. administration official said at the end of a visit to China by U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice the threat of terrorism had been discussed in 'some detail', along with the importance of Sino-U.S. cooperation in the area....Both countries recognize they and the rest of the international community face a clear danger from the threat of terrorism and will keep looking for ways to increase cooperation in tackling it, he added."
- TIME reports: "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a watered-down joint statement regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea on Monday, neglecting to refer to a recent court ruling against Beijing, following pressure from China....'We remain seriously concerned about recent and ongoing developments and took note of the concerns expressed by some ministers on the land reclamations and escalation of activities in the area, which have eroded trust and confidence, increased tensions and may undermine peace, security and stability in the region,' the ASEAN statement said....Although officially resolved, the deadlock highlighted the ineffectiveness of ASEAN as an institution, as well as China's growing clout over the region."
- The Wall Street Journal reports: "The U.S. said it would support talks between China and the Philippines to resolve a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, as the two powers tried to calm tensions following a recent ruling against Beijing's maritime claims there. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said that he would encourage Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to negotiate bilaterally with China when the two meet in Manila on Wednesday. 'This could be a very important moment of shifting how this discussion is taking place,' Mr. Kerry said in the Laotian capital. He added that China's foreign minister conveyed to him in a meeting the night before that China seeks to 'move away from the public tensions and to turn the page.' No claimant in the South China Sea, Mr. Kerry said, 'should take steps that wind up raising tensions.'"
Calendar
- 2016-07-25 Diplomatic win for China as ASEAN drops reference to maritime court ruling
- 2016-07-24 G-20's Focus Shifts From China to Europe
- 2016-07-22 Exclusive: Top Obama aide to take call for South China Sea calm to Beijing
- 2016-07-21 China's Calls for South China Sea Talks Face Challenges
- 2016-07-20 Top US admiral says China exchanges conditional on safety
- 2016-07-19 Philippines says it rejected China offer of talks on South China Sea
- 2016-07-18 China to Close Part of South China Sea for Military Exercise
- 2016-07-17 China's urban air quality improves in first half - ministry
- 2016-07-15 China media again touts plans to float nuclear reactors in disputed South China Sea
- 2016-07-14 China’s actions in South China Sea seen as defying ruling
News
- TIME After Days of Deadlock, ASEAN Releases Statement on South China Sea Dispute
- The Washington Post Obama aide to China: S. China Sea tensions should be reduced
- The Wall Street Journal The Coral Casualty of China's Marine Aggression
- Reuters U.S. says looking at more counter-terrorism cooperation with China
- The New York Times China Scolds Indian Government for Expelling 3 of Its Journalists
- The Wall Street Journal U.S. to Support Talks in South China Sea Dispute
- Bloomberg Business China's Stocks Rise Most in Two Weeks as Consumer Shares Climb
- The New York Times US, Japan, Australia Step In for Weak SEAsia to Chide China
- Reuters China denies demolitions at center for Tibetan Buddhist learning
- The Washington Post Researchers just discovered the world's deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea
- The Wall Street Journal China Wrestles With Wage Dilemma
- Bloomberg Business Based On This Measure, China May Be Caught in a Liquidity Trap
- BBC News China museum cats spared eviction after online campaign
Commentary
- The Diplomat Assessing ASEAN's South China Sea Position in its Post-Ruling Statement
- Foreign Policy What Will It Take to Keep China From Behaving Badly in the South China Sea?
- The New York Times: Sinosphere Grandson of China's Most-Hated Landlord Challenges Communist Lore
- Bloomberg View Seeing China Through Its Economic History
- The National Interest Could Law Save the South China Sea From Disaster?
- Foreign Policy: Tea Leaf Nation Are China's Most Extreme Nationalists Actually Foreign Stooges?
- Reason China's Rare Earth Minerals Mercantilism Totally Fails: I Told You So Six Years Ago