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Southeast Asian Nations Cautious Over New AUKUS Defense Pact
“Beijing may become even more aggressive. But China reaps what it sows," says said Nguyen Ngoc Truong, a former Vietnamese diplomat.
Taiwan Welcomes AUKUS Pact, Calls For Stronger Ties With Democracies
Under the threat of invasion by China, Taiwan is keen to see stronger strategic and trade partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
Germany says China has refused port stopover by warship
BERLIN (AP) — Germany said Wednesday that China has rejected a planned stopover of a German warship in a Chinese port. The frigate left Germany last month for a tour of the Indo-Pacific region as part of the German government's effort to increase its activities there.
Japan tracks Chinese destroyer and suspected sub on edge of its waters
China’s military may be probing areas where its forces ‘may, in the future, be involved in combat’, expert says.
China and Cambodia gun for ‘harder than steel’ ties to fend off foreign forces
China delivers its neighbour pandemic aid and the handover of a new stadium as well as promises to buy more Cambodian agricultural goods.
China warns Vietnam on outside interference in South China Sea
Vietnam is likely to continue its pragmatic balancing act between the two powers, and remain a reliable partner to all, say analysts.
How China aims to offset recent US overtures to Southeast Asia
The visit has been described as a counterbalancing effort against US moves to woo its rival’s neighbours.
China ramps up South China Sea drills and tests ability to take islands
PLA exercises in contested waters coincide with rising tension with the US military and its insistence on freedom-of-navigation operations in the region.
Cries of crime and misdemeanour as US tests China’s new law at Mischief Reef
China says USS Benfold breached its sovereignty near disputed reef, days after revising a law to demand notification from vessels entering its claimed waters.
Archive Find Could Hurt China’s ‘Historic’ Claim to Paracel Islands
Vietnam, Taiwan and China all claim sovereignty over the Paracels which are now entirely under China’s control.
Britain sends navy patrol boats on Indo-Pacific mission
Deployments unlikely to change the military balance in the region but will send a political message, observers say.
Chinese research ship heads to South China Sea on maiden voyage
The Shiyan 6 will improve China’s ability to develop resources and safeguard national sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, state media report.
In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris’s Message: You Can Count on the U.S.
The vice president rebuked China and sought to fortify the image of the United States as a credible ally amid growing questions about Afghanistan.
Kamala Harris Blasts China, Says U.S. Won’t Push Asia to Pick Sides
Vice President Kamala Harris warned that China poses a threat to countries in Asia, while reassuring nations in the region the U.S. won’t force countries to choose between the world’s biggest economies.
Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision
HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and “intimidation” and affirming that the U.S.
US-led Quad plans joint naval exercises in new challenge to China
Four-day manoeuvre off Guam will be the second time the four navies stage joint drills under Malabar exercise, coming as US-China tensions reach new heights on multiple fronts.
Singapore PM backs US as Asian security ‘guarantor’, Harris faces Afghanistan grilling
Harris emphasised US commitment to the region and when questioned about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, insisted Washington was ‘singularly’ focused on evacuations.
India revives maritime security bloc with an eye on China’s growing influence
The Colombo Security Conclave – including India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives – last week hosted its second meeting in eight months and is poised to expand membership to Bangladesh, Seychelles and Mauritius.
US and China spar over ‘biggest threat’ in South China Sea
China has ignored the rules in advancing unlawful maritime claims, top US diplomat Antony Blinken told the UN, while Beijing’s envoy shot back by calling the US the ‘biggest threat to stability’ in the flashpoint region.
