South China sea Archives

Duterte hardens his stance towards China over PCA ruling in UN address

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte affirms Hague ruling on China at UN (File Photo, Image credit: YouTube screenshot of UN)

In his first ever address to the United Nations General Assembly, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte went on the offensive regarding the dispute with China over the South China Sea. He stressed his country’s judicial victory of 2016 when The Hague…

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September 23, 2020

Both US, China locked in showdown on two fronts

In yet another indication of its deteriorating relationship with China, US suspended 3 agreement in response of Beijing's enforcement of National Security Law in Hong Kong. (Representational Image, Courtesy: Morning Brew/ Unsplash)

Even as the beleaguered US President Donald Trump is busy fighting on the domestic front following the release of John Bolton’s book, The Room Where It Happened, his navy is flexing its muscle in South China Sea. While two of…

Will ASEAN tigers’ ‘roar’ scare China?

Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc addressing the 36th ASEAN SUMMIT held through Video conferencing. (Image Courtesy: asean.org)

–Sarim Ahmed As the world stares at the recent stand-off between India and China in Ladakh, the latter has come in the news for one more reason. At the 36th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held…