January 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Paracel Islands, the first naval battle between China and Vietnam in the 20th century and a key conflict in the quest to control the South China Sea. This is also an occasion of reckoning on how the current Vietnamese government treats the history, legacy, … Read more
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that his government has approached its Southeast Asian neighbors to discuss a separate code of conduct on the South China Sea, after limited progress in the regional agreement being negotiated with China. Speaking at a livestreamed event at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Diplomacy | Southeast Asia A Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the two nations of “violating the sovereign rights and jurisdictions of Vietnam” in separate recent incidents. Philippine Coast Guard personnel install a navigational buoy emblazoned with the Philippine flag in areas claimed by Manila in the South China Sea. Credit: Facebook/Philippine Coast Guard Advertisement Vietnam’s government has … Read more