Vietnam’s Defense Minister Phan Van Giang called for actions to “constrain” and “avoid complicating the situation” in resolving disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea) when he met with ASEAN and Chinese ministers on May June 15. Noting the…
China hosted a meeting with 10 foreign ministers of ASEAN countries in the first two days of the past week, in Chongqing city. One of the contents is about the negotiation process of the Code of Conduct in the South…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 10 said there was “no specific information” about China having completed the installation of the world’s largest drilling rig and preparing to launch the Lang Thuy field, south of Hainan Island, in the…
Vietnam has just said it has proposed to China to “find a fundamental and long-term solution” to the East Sea (South China Sea) issue during a meeting between Vietnam’s new Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Chinese State Councilor cum…
Malaysia openly opposes China Malaysia-China relations are becoming tense after the Chinese aircraft illegally violated Malaysia’s airspace. At the end of May, Malaysia said 16 Chinese aircraft were operating illegally just 60 nautical miles from the Luconia Shoals in the…
The naval commanders of Vietnam and China agreed to set up a hotline in a move seen as an attempt to manage the risk of conflict over the two countries’ claims in the South China Sea. The admirals of the…
China celebrates its 70th anniversary with the biggest ever military parade to show off its newest missiles China’s state-controlled media has appeared a call for the country to increase its submarine-launched nuclear-tipped missiles as a strategic deterrent amid growing US…
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20, 2021, called for promoting trade, maintaining peace in the East Sea (South China Sea), and especially soon signing a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC). In addition, he…
Threats from China Until recent years, China’s rise in many fields has made the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) area a dangerous “gunpowder barrel” in the world. China’s important goal is to monopolize the sea, thereby…
On May 6, at the US-ASEAN Dialogue, Vietnam expressed its wish that the US would continue to play a constructive and supportive role in ASEAN’s efforts over the disputes in the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea).…
