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By Yeremia Lalisang The Jakarta Post A South China Sea discussion was expected to be the highlight of the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan last week, considering the increased assertiveness of both China and claimant states from Southeast Asia, but the discussion did not materialize. The summit did not conclude with a strong statement on the issue, discouraging any future efforts to settle Read More …
Source: Channel News Asia (Singapore) BEIJING – China on Friday hit out at the Philippines’ attempt to seek an international verdict on a territorial dispute over islands in the South China Sea, repeating that it would never give up its claims. Manila is seeking a United Nations ruling on the validity of Chinese claims to the resource-rich sea, with a possible unfavourable verdict for China Read More …
By Aurea Calica The Philippine Star BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — In sharp contrast to what transpired at last year’s summit, Southeast Asian leaders agreed yesterday to initiate talks with China over sea disputes as well as push for a code of conduct to govern maritime issues. The Philippines has been urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for years to engage China in discussions Read More …
By Mong Palatino The Diplomat Many Filipinos want the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to intervene in the Sabah crisis, which began when armed followers of the self-proclaimed Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III occupied parts of Lahad Datu on February 9 and vowed not to leave until Sabah is returned to the Sulu Sultanate. After waiting three weeks for the members of the Royal Read More …
Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Japan on Wednesday called for stronger security ties with Southeast Asia as Tokyo looks to boost alliances at a time of growing territorial tensions with China. Vice-minister level representatives from Japan and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) began a two-day gathering at a Tokyo hotel, with several participating nations embroiled in sovereignty rows with Beijing. “The Asia-Pacific region Read More …
CHRISTINA HÅKANSSON The Lund Association of Foreign Affairs (UPF Lund) After many years of peaceful agreements and conflict resolution attitudes from the ASEAN free trade area countries, 2012 was filled with heated discussions and humiliating summit meetings. The core of all these disagreements was the South China Sea conflict. The islands situated in this territory called the “cow’s tongue” are rich in natural resources, trade routes, Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz To the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, Sabah is only worth 5,300 ringgits (the equivalent of US$1,500), the annual rent the Sultanate has been receiving from the Federation of Malaysia since 1963 when the federation was created from a group of former British colonies including Sabah. But with Sabah’s large quantity of natural resources including oil and gas, the revenue Read More …
By Tomas Etzler, for CNN Luzon, Philippines (CNN) — A year ago, a fisherman Efren Forones came back from fishing trips with up to three and half tons of fish. In return he was able to buy 15 to 20 kilos of rice for his family every month and was planning to send at least one of his six children to college. Not any more. Read More …
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star All great endeavors become successful when these are launched at the right time. The best plans could fail if launched at a very bad time. Even the worst ideas sometimes sell if offered at the right time. Fascism is generally considered today as a very bad political system but it became attractive to Read More …
By By Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald (This is the 11th and last in a series of articles on the growing rivalry between the U.S. and China and its implications for the two Koreas and East Asia. — Ed.) The U.S. is stepping up its strategic engagement in the Asia-Pacific as an increasingly assertive China poses a challenge to the regional order and unnerves its Read More …