The Chinese government prides itself on its foreign policy acumen and strategic thinking, but it’s been a rough few weeks for Chinese foreign policy in Southeast Asia. With the U.S. freedom of navigation operation, the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on the Philippine suit, Beijing’s bullying within ASEAN, the hollow […]
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario shakes hands with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila . View photo Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario (L) shakes hands with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister … By Sui-Lee Wee and Manuel Mogato BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi […]
China’s land reclamation in the South China Sea has generated concern across Asia about China’s challenge to U.S. strategic primacy in the Western Pacific. The U.S. has belatedly responded to this challenge with a single ‘Freedom of Navigation’ operation (FONOP) that saw the deployment of the USS Lassen within the 12nm limit of Subi Reef […]
President Aquino welcomes Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Malacañang yesterday. Kriz John Rosales Noy vows warm welcome for Chinese leader MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and China have agreed to avoid discussions on rising tensions in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea during next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila. […]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to raise issues concerning the South China Sea at international meetings in coming weeks involving the Group of 20 major countries, and Southeast Asian nations and their dialogue partners. “The rule of law should be carried out to preserve the open, free and peaceful sea,” Abe said during a speech […]
This past summer, a scientific research vessel from the Philippines was crewed and provisioned, ready to set sail to the heart of the South China Sea to survey coral reefs, collect coral, fish, and other samples, and measure rising ocean temperatures. Then the Philippine government called it off—rising geopolitical tensions had scuttled the trip. Scattered […]
BEIJING: Amid deepening row with the US over disputed South China Sea where American ships challenged China’s claims of sovereignty, Chinese military has deployed its latest anti-ship cruise missiles which experts say can form a powerful defence line at sea. “The deployment of the latest YJ-18, together with the YJ-12 and YJ-100, has enabled the […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech on “Forging A Strong Partnership To Enhance Prosperity Of Asia” at the 36th Singapore Lecture on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, in Singapore. AP Photo SINGAPORE, Singapore—Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday repeated his country’s uncompromising claims to the South China Sea but pledged that it would not “bully” […]
Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday expressed concerns over the recent tensions between Beijing and Washington over an American naval vessel that was sailing through China-built artificial islands in the SCS. Speaking at the ASEAN Plus defence ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, he stressed that maritime security is a common challenge and the global […]
The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen on Oct. 27 sailed within 12 nautical miles of reclaimed islands controlled by Beijing in the South China Sea. © Reuters TOKYO — While Washington seems to have won the first round of its confrontation with Beijing in disputed South China Sea waters, tensions are likely to remain high and […]