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Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Southeast Asia expresses concern over ‘arms race’ in region
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats expressed their anxieties over the weekend about the risk of an “emerging arms race” in the region, as tensions between global powers persist with ever more countries seeking to throw their hats into the Indo-Pacific ring.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
China, US spar over South China Sea at Laos talks
The US hailed the meeting as "open and productive," after Blinken had criticized Beijing's "escalatory and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea, while Chinese FM Wang said that the US should "refrain from fanning the flames, stirring up trouble and undermining stability at sea."
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
Blinken, in Laos, set for talks with Chinese foreign minister
During a series of ASEAN meetings, "the Secretary's conversations will continue to build upon the unprecedented deepening and expansion of US-ASEAN ties", the State Department said in a statement shortly before Blinken touched down in Vientiane.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
Indonesia presses Myanmar on peace commitments as ASEAN ministers meet
The Myanmar crisis has dogged ASEAN and dented its credibility as the junta pays lip-service to ASEAN's calls to implement its "five-point consensus", whereby all sides cease hostilities and start dialogue.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
PREMIUM
ASEAN can never be a proxy, Indonesia reasserts at ministerial meeting
Navigating regional tensions sparked by the United States-China rivalry and the unabated territorial dispute in the South China Sea have become important talking points in the early days of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, with top diplomats urging the bloc to remain united in dialogues with external partners.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
PREMIUM
ASEAN must push for global nonproliferation, Retno says
Addressing the meeting of the SEANFWZ Commission during the ongoing ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the Foreign Minister has urged ASEAN states to do more in pushing for a nonnuclear world, noting the weakening commitment among nuclear-armed states to noproliferation and disarmament deals.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
PREMIUM
ASEAN unity urged for South China Sea progress
Hopes are not high that the talks in Vientiane will result in significant progress on the South China Sea issue, such as a code of conduct (COC) for nations operating in the body of water, but analysts warn that ASEAN must at least refrain from backpedaling on its existing position.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
Top China, US diplomats to meet at ASEAN foreign minister talks
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the event where he will "discuss the importance of adherence to international law in the South China Sea", according to the US State Department.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
PREMIUM
ASEAN set to meet amid security tensions
The Indonesian diplomatic corps is readying itself for a week of ministerial-level meetings on ASEAN in Vientiane next week, amid simmering tensions in the region and several unresolved negotiations critical to Southeast Asia’s security.
