As some of my friends said they had never looked in detail at a South China Sae map - though they know it is a hot issue - I decided to put some related information together.
The Cambodia Daily reported on 16 November 2012 that Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said “that leader from the 10-member ASEAN bloc and China would work toward a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to a decade-old Declaration of Conduct (DOC) on the South China Sea.” This is quite a different perspective from July 2012, when – to quote one of the many international voices – The Jakarta Globe had reported on 13 July 2012:
The Jade Falcon Chapter 16
AIRPORT DIVERSION
In the following notes, I had written about a growing anti-corruption movement in India:
Anti-Corruption Legislation on the Move – 5 April 2011
Anti-Corruption Legislation on the Move in India, follow-up – 9 April 2011
Anti-Corruption Legislation in India: the discussion continues to heat up – 12 April 2011
Now, on 8 June 2011, The Cambodia Daily had a related picture with the following caption: