Scuffle in the South China Sea #8

China Defense Blog has pictures from a construction site on the dredged islands in the South China Sea.

China states it wants to resolve the disputes peacefully.

The Economist discusses China's overtures to Vietnam.  Vietnam and China have had the most aggressive clashes over the South China Sea.

The UN Court of Permanent Arbitration sided with the Philippines over whether or not the court had jurisdiction over territorial dispute.  Here is some highlights and discussion of that decision.

The US Navy sent a document writing up the territorial disputes between China and the United States in the South China Sea to Congress.

The US is becoming deeply concerned about a conflict in the South China Sea and stepped up the alertness of the US Navy in the area.