The Chinese embassy in Australia denounced on Friday the “unfounded allegations” leveled against China by Australia’s defence and foreign ministers and their US counterparts after their annual meeting in Washington. In a statement released after the Australia-US Ministerial Consultations, the two nations voiced worry over China’s “expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea that lack legal foundation” and declared …

The Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) should stop China from tampering with the regional code of conduct, former senior diplomat Albert del Rosario said on Thursday (Aug. 26). China has used the code of conduct and its predecessor, the 2002 Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, as a way to legitimize its illegal nine-dash line claim …

The US welcomes competition and is not seeking confrontation with Beijing, but would speak out on matters such as maritime conflicts in the South China Sea, Vice President Kamala Harris said as she wrapped off a tour to Southeast Asia. Harris criticized China of pressuring its Southeast Asian neighbors during trips to Singapore and Vietnam, prompting strong rebukes from Beijing, which …

The Philippines and Australia have communicated genuine worry over the “hazardous and coercive” utilization of coast watch vessels and sea volunteer armies in the South China Sea and the proceeding with militarization of questioned highlights. In a joint proclamation toward the finish of the fifth Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting where Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States has turned down China’s unlawful maritime claims on the South China Sea and is siding with the Southeast Asian nations in standing against China’s oppression. In a video conference address, he told the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) that the United States is troubled with the …

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said that the ranking Chinese officials have showed off while claiming that they had been part of the reason for the outcome of the Philippines’ elections in 2016, where President Rodrigo Duterte rose in power. The source has not been cited but according to him, the information came from the most reliable international entity. …

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shared it will investigate claims that crude sewage unloaded by many boats secured in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, a piece of which is the West Philippine Sea, has harmed coral reefs nearby. On the issue of garbage removal on the West Philippine Sea, we will facilitate with the Philippine …

ASEAN is currently in the face of the worsening regional flash points, from the South China Sea to the crisis in Myanmar. ASEAN has been established since the 1967 to promote regional stability and economic growth. It has never been integrated into powerful community like the European Union and it does not aim to be one as well, however, ASEAN …

ASEAN member’s defense ministers along with their partners have adopted the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration towards a future-ready, peaceful and prosperous ASEAN. The eighth ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) has been held on Wednesday through a virtual conference with Brunei as its host. ASEAN’s defense ministers together with eight partner countries namely Russia, China, US, Japan, the Republic of …

ASEAN member defense chiefs have expressed their concern over the ongoing activities of the Chinese in the South China Sea. In the 15th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), there were several ASEAN defense ministers who said they were perturbed over the China Coast Guard law which has been passed in January. This recent Chinese naval law has given power to …