South China Sea: China Drops a Bombshell
On June 28, during a press briefing by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, Chinese military press spokesman Senior Colonel Geng Yansheng released a bombshell. Asked… Read More
Standoff Between China and an American Ally in the Pacific
American policymakers would do well to keep a close eye on the latest developments in the South China Sea involving China and the Philippines, a… Read More
Rubio Is Right: Naval Power Pivotal to U.S. Foreign Policy
Senator Marco Rubio’s (R–FL) foreign policy speech today at the Brookings Institution included a standout sentence that should be thoughtfully considered: Even in our military… Read More
Standoff in the South China Sea
According to press reports this morning, the Philippine navy is currently locked in a standoff with Chinese government vessels in the South China Sea. The… Read More
Strengthening U.S.–Philippine Cooperation Key to Stability in the South China Sea
A renewed U.S. interest in the Philippines, our oldest treaty ally in Asia, has come amid heightening tensions in the South China Sea, where six… Read More
Congress Keen to Promote America’s Interests in Asia
Three key senior congressional staff members gathered last Thursday for an enlightening discussion in The Heritage Foundation’s annual “View from the Hill” event, hosted by… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate Over China
Want to hear something disturbing? China has increased its defense budget by double digits every year for the last 20 years. Just as China seems… Read More
Japan and Philippines Strengthen Strategic Partnership
Philippine President Beningo Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who just returned from a week of high-level dialogues at the U.N. headquarters in… Read More
Getting Serious in South China Sea: Philippines Boosts Defense Spending
Barely a week after returning from his relations-repairing state visit to Beijing, which he dubbed a success, President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines has directed… Read More
U.S. Ship for Philippines a Good Start, But Much More to Be Done
Today, upon inspecting the Philippine navy’s newest flagship, the 115-meter Gregario del Pilar, Philippine President Benigno Aquino declared that the ship “symbolises our newly acquired… Read More
Top 10 Reads: August 11, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. South China Sea: It’s not… Read More
Mullen Should Hold Firm on Freedom of the Seas during China Talks
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen will be in the People’s Republic of China for much of the next week to… Read More
South China Sea: Make the Chinese Guess
The U.S. has long held that the U.S.–Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty does not extend to Philippine claims in the South China Sea. There may have… Read More
U.N. Doesn’t Give America Its “Seat at the Table” in Maritime Disputes
Call it the old “seat at the table” argument. The U.S. Senate should ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),… Read More
Inaugurating a New Era in the U.S. Philippines Alliance
Americans do not think about the Philippines as much as they have in eras past. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of… Read More
A Slap of Reality in the South China Sea
Two weeks ago the Obama Administration celebrated the first successful U.S.-China military-to-military talks of the new administration. Then this past Sunday, they found out relations… Read More
