- A second PLA unit has been publicly implicated in online spying. This could just be the tip of the iceberg — the NSA is investigating more than 20 hacking groups in China, over half of which are PLA units.
- China's Foreign Ministry gives its explanation of the CNOOC oil rig deployment.
- Hong Kong refuses to permit gay marriage at the British Consulate in HK. Mainland China allows it.
- During his visit to India, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is willing to settle its border dispute with India.
- SCMP reports that Li Keqiang is becoming frustrated with resistance to reform.
- Staying with the SCMP: a submission has reportedly been made to the central government to build an artificial island at Fiery Cross Reef, currently a PLA outpost in the Spratly Islands. This follows a recent Philippine protests that large scale reclamation was underway on another PLA outpost, Johnson South Reef.
- Vietnamese and Philippine troops got together on a disputed island in the South China Sea to play sport and drink beer in a display of unity on Sunday.
- The Australian ABC's Foreign Correspondent program delivered a worthwhile half-hour show on Tiananmen events as viewed by staff members of the Australian Embassy in 1989. Preview below: