The recent state visit of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Hanoi was the latest sign of the growing strategic convergence between the Philippines and Vietnam regarding maritime security and the South China Sea. Building on a range of past efforts, both leaders confirmed an agreement on coast guard cooperation and a future bilateral code … Read more
Recent tensions between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, especially the Chinese blockade of the Philippines-controlled Second Thomas Shoal, have alerted all countries with a stake in the regional disputes to the risk of a possible crisis involving China and its maritime neighbors. To counteract its weakening position at sea vis-à-vis China … Read more
Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to boost cooperation between their coastguards and work to prevent incidents in disputed parts of the South China Sea, against a backdrop of growing Chinese assertiveness. The two countries, which have overlapping maritime claims in the sea, signed the two memoranda of understanding on the second day of Philippine … Read more
An aerial view of the Sansha city on the Chinese-occupied Woody Island, part of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Credit: Depositphotos Advertisement Vietnam has joined three other Southeast Asian governments in denouncing a new map published by China’s government, which depicted the country’s expansive claims in the South China Sea. The so-called … 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