CHINA and the US’ battle for supremacy in the South China Sea is heating up, and one expert told Express.co.uk that one element of the ensuing row between Washington and Beijing is worse than what was seen during the Cold War. Asian countries convened last weekend at the Bangkok ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian […]
BANGKOK — U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on Monday called on countries intimidated by Beijing in the South China Sea to seek arbitration, as Washington put pressure on China at one of Asia’s largest diplomatic gatherings. Robert O’Brien, who represented Trump during the ASEAN Summit and related meetings, also announced an initiative […]
A Chinese warship tried to drive away a Filipino-crewed commercial vessel that sailed near Scarborough Shoal in late September. But the Filipino captain of the Liberia-flagged oil tanker stood his ground, insisting on the vessel’s right to passage. The incident came as Southeast Asian nations were negotiating a code of conduct with Beijing to […]
A U.S. envoy on Monday denounced Chinese “intimidation” in the South China Sea at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders, and conveyed an invitation from President Donald Trump for the leaders to attend a special summit in the United States. “Beijing has used intimidation to try to stop ASEAN nations from exploiting the off-shore […]
ABSENT this recognition, it has been impossible to move even a millimeter forward discussions on the long proposed Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China. At the annual summit of the Asean in Bangkok, Thailand over the weekend, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made […]
Trade woes It’s the last day of the ASEAN Summit in Thailand. Reports said the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which some have called the world’s largest trade pact that includes ASEAN countries, has been pushed back to 2020. China has been backing the pact and needs it more now to […]
NONTHABURI, Thailand – The alleged harassment of a Liberian-flagged commercial vessel by a “Chinese naval ship” near Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc is “not a concern” for the Philippines, Malacañang said on Sunday. This was despite the commercial vessel being manned by Filipino seafarers and Bajo de Masinloc being within the Philippines’ Exclusive […]
MANILA, Philippines — The South China Sea arbitration ruling should be an integral part of a binding Code of Conduct (COC), according to former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, as he enjoined Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to exercise “utmost vigilance” to ensure that China will not undermine the ruling […]
China is hopeful for “new progress” to be made in ongoing talks with the Asean bloc for a code of conduct governing the disputed South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said at a summit on Sunday, as other regional leaders called for countries to exercise restraint over the row. Li’s comments at the twice-yearly […]
Malacañang has confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte joined his fellow heads of state and government of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in their plenary session in the evening of November 2. A statement released by Malacanang on Sunday reads that President Duterte talked about the challenges that face ASEAN, […]