All the developments following the international tribunal's ruling in the Hague that disavowed Beijing’s “historical right” to disputed waters and islands in the South China Sea have actually affirmed ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a stronger response to an international court's ruling over South China Sea claims, Reuters reported, citing sources. War ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
A British lawmaker has complained that a propaganda video being aired by Beijing in relation to South China Sea claims has misrepresented her comments by putting words out of context. Catherine West, ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
China and Russia will hold "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China's Defense Ministry said. The ministry said the drills are aimed at strengthening their cooperation and a ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
... uth China Sea. The lady then surmised that she may have fallen victim to the anger among the Vietnamese over China's stance on maritime territorial claims. An international tribunal in The Hague earli ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
... uth China Sea and its claims of sovereignty over the disputed waters, am730 reports. It is understood that the 240-square-meter billboard playing the video has been rented by Xinhua Gallery Media (Bei ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he supports the resumption of talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following an international court ruling against Beijing over the d ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
Two weeks after the arbitral tribunal of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea issued its award to the Philippines, China continues to seek to undermine the legitimacy of the tribunal, m ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... uth China Sea after an international tribunal recently ruled in favor of Manila -- a decision that angered Beijing. Duterte, who earned a hard-nosed reputation in cleaning up crime as mayor of the sou ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... the Black Sea and the Baltic, not to mention invading Ukraine and seizing Crimea. This fits the pattern." -- Contact us at [email protected] RA/CG ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
Southeast Asian nations failed to agree on maritime disputes in the South China Sea after Cambodia blocked any mention to an international court ruling against Beijing in their statement, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
The Communist Party’s agitprop operatives have been busy stoking public indignation over the South China Sea arbitration ruling last week. But don’t think the Chinese people, while condemning the “far ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
... st Arctic sea ice melt and "new highs" in carbon dioxide levels, point to quickening climate change, it said. June marked the 14th straight month of record heat, the UN agency said, according to Reute ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
While the Hague ruling on the South China Sea dispute has remained the focus of international attention, another new development in East Asia has largely gone under the public radar. This is the concl ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
Anti-US protests have erupted in several cities in the Chinese mainland, a week after an international tribunal ruled against China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea. The protests tar ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
US military forces will continue to operate in the South China Sea in accordance with international law. Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson reaffirmed the US stance during a visit to a Chinese ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
A senior Chinese official said there is no boycott of foreign products in the wake of a recent ruling by an international tribunal on the South China Sea arbitration case. Deputy Minister of Commerce ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
The Philippines is refusing to negotiate with China over their South China Sea dispute because of Beijing's insistence that a court ruling that nullified most of its claims be left off the table. Phil ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
Two years ago, in my article on the South China Sea arbitration case, I stressed that it was the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), rather than the much more well-known International Court of Justi ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
... uth China Sea has eased after the Philippines agreed to launch bilateral talks with China. The failed military coup in Turkey has also reduced the geopolitical risks triggered by “Black Swan” events. ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-19