More: South China Sea
Environmental and political reconciliation needed for the South China Sea
The South China Sea is a unique natural laboratory for ocean research and exploration. And yet, this rifted basin, dotted with atolls, coral reefs...
Territorial Rise of China: It’s Impact on International Borders
The rise of China has had a significant impact on the international order and the way countries interact with one another. One of the...
Indonesia’s Ambiguity in the South China Sea is Hampering its Interest
Indonesia always says that it formally neither claims any area in the South China Sea, nor has conflicts with China in the North Natuna...
Manila’s new bonhomie with Beijing does not obscure the contested geopolitical realities of the South China Sea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week in Beijing. He is the first foreign leader hosted by China...
Musings on the 20th Anniversary of the South China Sea Declaration
In November 2002, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, China and 10 ASEAN countries formally ratified the South China Sea Declaration on the Conduct of Parties...
Vietnam Promotes ASEAN’s Role in Resolving the South China Sea Dispute
The year 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Vietnam was...
Return of the Marcos and Great-Power Competition
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., more commonly known as "Bongbong," won an outright majority in the recent presidential election in the Philippines. Son and name-bearer of...
Why (and How) Indonesia must Reduce its Economic Dependence on China
Indonesia and China relationship is perhaps one of the most important diplomatic relations in the Indo-Pacific. As the world’s most and fourth-most populated countries...
Future scenarios about a potential U.S.-China nuclear war in Taiwan and South China Sea
In light of the recent accusations leveled by the US Department of Defense “the Pentagon” against China, regarding the development of its nuclear capabilities...
Prospects of Vietnam -China relations in 2022
The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a heavy shadow on the prospects of any positive developments in South China Sea and in Taiwan Straits. The...