... Russia–China
statement
made as a result of Putin’s visit sets down the intention of the two sides to pursue a completely new integration initiative – the Comprehensive Eurasian Partnership – which would, in addition to the EAEU and China, include ASEAN countries. The initiative is still sketchy, but if it gets off the ground, the consequences could be immense.
The joint Russia–China statement on strengthening global strategic stability opens with a reference to the “dangerous trend” ...
... of war reparations and the blighted lives of future generations of Vietnamese babies over a few islands?
Or will it resort to another round of musical chairs when future regional developments require an opportunistic recalibration yet again? As for China and claimant ASEAN nations, all parties should continue holding regional dialogues towards a final settlement in the South China Sea, no matter how long it takes.
Asia should resolve its own problems without entangling Janus-faced outsiders.
... its project Chatham House plans to address four hypothetical situations that can test the transatlantic relationship. It is symptomatic that analysts decided to begin with a potential East Asian crisis, which suggests that the issue of “rising China” is becoming an increasingly higher priority on Atlantic strategists’ agenda, dwarfing the threats in the Russian and Middle Eastern dimensions. US geopolitics has always prioritized a challenge coming from a
peer competitor
– ...
... dynamics in the entire East Asian region, including in the northeast. On the other hand, it was mentioned in the report that Japan is no longer the only major nation in Northeast Asia that has active operations in Southeast Asia, and its relationships with China and South Korea produce a direct impact on ASEAN. Therefore, the prospect of the possible “reconstruction” of the Asian subregions in the foreign policy agenda and related discourse appears to be associated with the balance of forces in Asia.
From constructivism to neorealism
REUTERS/Jonathan ...
... these trends indicate the remaining influence of external actors, including Japan.
The strategic importance of Southeast Asia for Tokyo is not hard to plumb:
maritime trade routes and communication
lines that are vital for Japan pass through the South China Sea, while ASEAN countries continue to remain Japan’s major markets, areas of investment by the country’s corporations and recipients of financial assistance. At that, geopolitical considerations in Japanese foreign policy are coupled with an adherence ...
... (Pedra Branca).
It's not just China that is laying claim to contested waters or islands in the South China Sea. Many ASEAN nations have similar disputes among themselves. But again, the Western media mendaciously depicts these disputes as a China vs ASEAN affair.
Panview: Can we expect ASEAN to play a larger diplomatic role in the Asia-Pacific region? What is the future of the Asia-Pacific region?
Maavak: Southeast Asia is a colorful tapestry weaved by aeons of indigenous cultures as well as ...
... other’s perspectives.
Within this context one of the major changes, of course, has been the emergence of East Asia, Southeast Asia and particularly China as major poles of the global economy and global geopolitical setup. I would like to remind you that China’s ascent has coincided with ASEAN’s own emergence as an indispensible actor in regional security discussions. From a loose grouping of 5 countries in 1967 with a very limited purview, ASEAN has evolved into a respected and established association which has, in fact, become ...
... considering steps to fundamentally reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy supplies.
Russia's economic, political and strategic environment in the West is fast deteriorating. One obvious way to respond to this is to reach out to Asia and the Pacific. China, of course, will not follow Western sanctions: it is more likely to exploit them for its own benefit. Gazprom, which has long been haggling about the price for its gas with Beijing, may become more flexible now that its European market is under ...
... years, exported sums have soared as the diaspora’s investments in the PRC are more than double those in the ASEAN. (As of June 2013, FDI from ASEAN countries into the PRC were mainly from ethnic Chinese and exceeded USD 80 billion, with FDI from China into the ASEAN was USD 30 billion)
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. Whereas Beijing is happy to encourage such injections of capital into its national economy, the involuntary donor countries suffer from the unwanted flight of capital generated in their territories, not only by the Chinese ...
... members showed increasing inertia. The inability to reach an agreement created a situation where Malaysia proposed to replace the Code with the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea. In the end, the Declaration was signed by China and ten ASEAN member states.
On the whole, the Association's first attempt to elaborate the Code failed due to its inability to conduct a dialog with China from a position of unanimity. This failure was caused by the priorities of the ASEAN members engaged in ...
