South China Sea communique: A PR win for China or a win for ASEAN regionalism?
The Philippines called the ASEAN joint communique on the South China Sea “very balanced”. It suits China, but others disagree.
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South China Sea tensions rise as Hague ruling approaches
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong As the Permanent Court of Arbitration looks set to deliver its ruling on the Philippines’ contestation of China’s claims over the…
Fiasco at ASEAN-China summit on South China Sea: Who is to blame?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong The regional grouping ASEAN had its second historical moment of disarray when it failed to issue a joint statement on their…
Planting of Philippine flag on South China Sea shoal fails
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailUPDATE: ASEAN Today notes the latest eyewitness accounts which have disputed that the Philippine flag was not planted successfully. The article has since been amended…
China or the US – who’s splitting ASEAN apart over the South China Sea?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong Two senior Singaporean diplomats this week hit out at China for trying to “divide ASEAN” and for “interfering in the domestic…
Which foreign minister did Aung San Suu Kyi meet first?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong The ultimate proof of the resilience of the new Aung San Suu Kyi government would lie in how it deals with…