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China, Vietnam pledge to settle differences over South China Sea claims
China and Vietnam have promised to settle their differences regarding territorial claims in the South China Sea and to safeguard peace in the region, the two countries said in a joint communique. Then...
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Highlights 1 China, Vietnam agreed to “manage” their differences over South China Sea. 2 Leaders from the two countries often talk up their common interests as neighbours in public statement. 3...
View ArticleJapan, Australia to strengthen defence ties, stress importance of TPP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney on Saturday where the pair agreed to deepen defence ties and stressed the importance of the Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleBeijing says 'one-China' policy can't be bargaining chip after Trump calls...
China has pushed back against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions that the “one-China” policy on Taiwan is negotiable, with the Foreign Ministry in Beijing urging the incoming...
View ArticleASEAN chairmanship opportunity for PH to dictate conduct in South China Sea:...
MANILA — The 2017 chairmanship of the Philippines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can serve as an opportunity for the country to dictate a code of conduct in the disputed South...
View ArticleHow the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic...
Authors: Gary King, Jennifer Pan, Margaret E. Roberts American Political Science Review, 14 January 2017 Abstract: The Chinese government has long been suspected of hiring as many as 2,000,000 people...
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Thitinan Pongsudhirak A Sino-American showdown in Southeast Asia?
From his election campaign to the eve of his inauguration, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s initial isolationist leanings have morphed into a knee-jerk foreign policy conducted under an “America...
View ArticleTrump Nominees Give Vietnam's Premier Hope of Trade Pact Support
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is holding out hope that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that would be a major boost to the...
View ArticleAsean 2017 launched: Duterte seeks unity
President Duterte emphasized the need for unity and the importance of the rule of law as the Philippines kicked off yesterday its hosting of this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
View ArticleRevisit deep sea fishing policy to end over-exploitation of resources
PAKISTAN’s compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is weak, owing to a lack of effective deep sea fishing policy to end over-exploitation by unrestricted and unregulated...
View ArticleRevisit deep sea fishing policy to end over-exploitation of resources …
PAKISTAN’s compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is weak, owing to a lack of effective deep sea fishing policy to end over-exploitation by unrestricted and unregulated...
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Contentious US-Korea missile defense system delayed
The deployment of a controversial US missile defense system in South Korea designed to protect against North Korean aggression could be delayed, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Monday. The Terminal...
View ArticleTrump Cabinet nominees give Vietnam premier hope for TPP trade pact
HANOI – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is holding out hope that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that would be a major boost...
View ArticlePhilippines protests China's weapons installation on islands
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has filed a low-key diplomatic protest with China after a U.S. think tank reported that Beijing appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons...
View ArticleMilitary Reforms Indicate China's Readiness for Geopolitical Standoff With US
The Chinese military is undergoing a massive reshuffle in the command ranks. Nearly 50 high-profile officers, including 18 generals, will soon step down, the South China Morning Post reported, citing...
View ArticleTPP, South China Sea in focus as Japan, Vietnam leaders meet
HANOI/BOGOR, INDONESIA – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, met Monday in Hanoi to discuss a coordinated response to China’s increasingly aggressive maritime...
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Japan to supply new patrol boats to Vietnam
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) walk at the Presidential Palace, in Hanoi, Vietnam January 16, 2017. Photo by Reuters/Luong Thai Linh/Pool...
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What the US Gets for Defending
Treaties with more than 30 countries help bring stability to the most economically and politically important regions for the United States. Countries with mutual defense treaties with the United...
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South China Sea: Japan to supply new patrol boats to Vietnam
Hanoi: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday promised Vietnam six new patrol boats during a visit to the Southeast Asian country locked in a dispute with China over the busy South China Sea...
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Abe's Asia-Pacific trip aimed at drawing Trump engagement in region
President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk past honour guards during a welcome ceremony for Abe at the presidential palace in Manila. Reuters HANOI – Prime...
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