Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has proposed a new code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea, which he claims would be more effective and acceptable than the long-delayed COC being negotiated by ASEAN and China.  However, his proposal has been met with skepticism and criticism by other claimants and stakeholders, who see it as a unilateral and …

In a recent article issued on the news site Latestmalaysia.com, it is said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays a vital role in settling the East Sea disputes, with the international norms and behaviors stipulated in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The role of the ruling on the territorial waters …

With the region taking a harder stance on the South China Sea dispute, China has finally agreed to resume negotiaion with Asean on the Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (COC). China and Asean reaffirms commitment to fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), paving the way for …

MANILA – Maritime experts expect a delay in the crafting of the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea (COC) with the continues Chinese aggression compounded by threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China said that they initially wanted the South China Sea code of conduct to be completed by 2022 – …