Topic: regional-security

Duterte: What’s the point of questioning Chinese planes?

Duterte: What’s the point of questioning Chinese planes?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 08:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday again defended his stance on the South China Sea dispute, suggesting it was already pointless to question China’s deployment of its air assets to its artificial islands in the Spratlys archipelago. Read more »

OPINION: Tension in Taiwan Straits

OPINION: Tension in Taiwan Straits

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 17 11:02 AM

It’s not only in the disputed waters of South China Sea that China is flexing its muscle.  It is also making troubling actions in Taiwan Straits.  Read more »

China, ASEAN agree on framework for South China Sea code of conduct

China, ASEAN agree on framework for South China Sea code of conduct

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 18 11:06 PM

BEIJING - (UPDATED) China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, agreeing to a framework for a "code of conduct" to prevent incidents in the disputed waters. Read more »

Code of Conduct in South China Sea: What gives?

Code of Conduct in South China Sea: What gives?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 02:52 AM

A Code of Conduct in the South China Sea between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China has long been delayed since the latter has the upper hand in the region, an analyst said Thursday. Read more »

ASEAN at 50 – and Beyond

ASEAN at 50 – and Beyond

Kavi Chongkittavorn
Posted at Jan 09 01:37 PM

It remains to be seen how ASEAN would be transformed during Manila’s chairmanship and beyond. It is obvious from now on, however, that ASEAN as a collective organization cannot be passive as it has been in the past, now that its member-states have become more active in engaging in regional and global affairs. Read more »

OPINION: All eyes on Duterte's state visit to Beijing

OPINION: All eyes on Duterte's state visit to Beijing

The Explainer - Manolo Quezon
Updated as of Oct 18 08:24 PM

Aside from a state visit being the highest form of diplomatic visit, President Duterte's trip to the Chinese capital represents his real debut in the big league. Squeezed in ahead of a previously-scheduled trip to Tokyo, it represents an unambiguous signal of the President’s foreign policy direction Read more »

OPINION: Duterte’s international security agenda

OPINION: Duterte’s international security agenda

Jun Abad - At Home & Abroad
Updated as of May 10 02:53 PM

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should use the opportunity of meeting his counterparts from ASEAN and East Asia Summit participants this week to show them that he means business. He should recall that it has been 12 years since ASEAN called for a legally-binding code of conduct in the South China Sea to prevent existing disputes from escalating into armed conflicts. Read more »

China warns Southeast Asia over maritime dispute

China warns Southeast Asia over maritime dispute

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 10:48 PM

SINGAPORE, Singapore - China urged Southeast Asian nations on Thursday to resolve territorial disputes through dialogue and repeated a warning of "negative consequences" if the Philippines wins an arbitration case in The Hague. Read more »

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