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Vietnam is Becoming Increasingly Anxious Over Worsening Tensions in the South China Sea
The Vietnamese government has intentionally tried to stay out of the fray in the escalating confrontation between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, but stepped back into it on Saturday when Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Phạm Thu Hằng expressed Hanoi's "deep concern" over the situation.
China Will ‘Legitimately Defend Rights’ in South China Sea: Chinese FM Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi convened his annual press conference on the sidelines of the Two Sessions legislative gathering in Beijing, putting an end to speculation that lawmakers would name a replacement this week for the 70-year-old diplomat. Wang spent ...
ASEAN, Australia Decry Actions That ‘Endanger Peace’ in South China Sea
By Steven Trask Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that "endanger peace" in the South China Sea, following fresh confrontations between Beijing and the Philippines in contested waters. Simmering tensions in ...
China Says U.S. Using Philippines as ‘Pawn’ in South China Sea
China on Wednesday accused the U.S. of using the Philippines as a "pawn" in the South China Sea as hostilities between the two Asian nations escalate over their territorial dispute in the region. China said it "took control measures" against Philippine ships' ...
Manila Invites CNN, Wall Street Journal Aboard Coast Guard Ships to Cover Confrontations With China in South China Sea
Reporters from leading international news organizations, including CNN and The Wall Street Journal, among others, were onboard Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships this week during violent confrontations with the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the South China Sea. Both outlets published ...
Immediately After Confrontations at Sea, Chinese and Philippine Partisans Battle to Shape the Narrative Online
When this current phase of the tensions between China and the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea began last February, the narrative struggle was largely one-sided. The Philippines Coast Guard understood that if it published videos of each ...
China is the Victim of Philippine Aggression in the South China Sea, According to Chinese Media
The Chinese media's framing of Tuesday's collision between two Chinese and Filipino Coast Guard vessels in the South China Sea comprised two main themes: The Philippine vessels illegally entered a restricted zone and the CCG responded in ...
Tensions Between China, Philippines Surge Following South China Sea Confrontations
The bitterly contentious territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea entered a dangerous new phase on Tuesday after a pair of confrontations between maritime forces from both countries led to a minor collision and the injury of four Filipino crewmen. ...
Hints Emerge China Will Not Replace Wang Yi as Foreign Minister
It does not appear that China plans to replace its foreign minister, Wang Yi, as was widely speculated in the run-up to the annual legislative gathering known as the Two Sessions that started on Monday. Normally, when ministerial appointments are to be ...
Starkly Divergent Views on China Emerge at ASEAN-Australian Summit
Southeast Asian leaders gathering in Melbourne this week for the Australia-ASEAN summit expressed very different assessments of the threat by China to stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sounded the alarm again during a speech on Monday ...
Philippine Coast Guard Says Ship Damaged in Collision With Chinese Vessel
The Philippine Coast Guard said one of its ships was damaged Tuesday in a collision with a China Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the South China Sea. It is the latest ...
Surveying the Geopolitical Landscape in SE Asia With ASEAN Wonk Prashanth Parameswaran
The escalating tensions between China, the Philippines, and the United States in the South China Sea highlight how Southeast Asia is now the most dangerous frontline in the burgeoning Great Power competition between Beijing and Washington.