During the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Manila this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was careful not to mention disputes in the South China Sea, while Chinese leaders called for both countries to build on the positive momentum. Chinese analysts said tensions appeared to be easing between the two neighbours amid […]
For 70 years, the U.S. military has dominated the seas and skies of East Asia, enjoying almost total freedom of movement and the ability to deny such freedom to enemies. Now, however, China has acquired advanced missiles and launch platforms that may be able to destroy U.S. ships, aircraft, and bases within 500 […]
CHINA is in favor of instituting a binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte said at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit hosted by Manila. Duterte said that this gesture on the part of China was one of the outcomes of the 50th […]
MANILA – The Philippines missed the chance to impress respect for international law upon China when it failed to raise its legal victory in the South China Sea during the ASEAN Summit in Manila, a former envoy said Wednesday. The Philippines could have gotten the support of other ASEAN members who have competing claims […]
Here is a 10-point guide to understanding the rising fear of China. New Delhi: Most global powers are now openly talking of containing China. This invariably comes with mentions of increasing cooperation with India as a counterbalance in the region. But how did the Asian giant go from an economic fairy tale to […]
Great states, wrote US scholar Edward Luttwak, commonly suffer from a condition known as ‘great state autism’: an insensitivity to the feelings and views of other states. Luttwak argued that nowhere was this condition stronger than in China, where he thought the Chinese Communist Party’s lack of domestic political legitimacy bred an overwhelming focus […]
In the week prior to US President Donald Trump embarking on his Asia tour, his National Security Adviser H R McMaster laid out one of the trip’s aims: ‘to promote his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region’. McMaster explained the key components of this vision: freedom of navigation and overflight, rule […]
In his 12-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Donald Trump largely focused on North Korea and trade, all but avoiding the simmering disputes in the South China Sea and steering clear of sharp criticism of Beijing’s increasingly aggressive activities there. With the Trump administration focused elsewhere for now, China is quietly pressing ahead […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is downplaying China’s incursions and bullying of the Philippines, Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said Thursday. “Chinese forces, military and coast guard, are illegally entering our Exclusive Economic Zone yet our DFA Secretary and the President could only respond that we assume good faith in their actions,” Alejano said […]
A map recently released by a Washington-based think tank of China’s power projection capabilities in the South China Sea shows the Philippines is within range of Chinese warplanes and missiles. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (Amti) showed that “expected” ranges of China’s capabilities—the Chengdu J-10 multirole fighter aircraft, YJ-62 antiship cruise missiles and […]