Fresh South China Sea Tensions Add Urgency to ASEAN-China Code of Conduct Talks: Analysts
Washington and Canberra said China’s conduct was dangerous after a Filipino sailor was injured in a clash near the disputed shoal.
- On Monday, a maritime clash at Ayungin Shoal injured a Filipino sailor, prompting the United States and Australia to condemn China's "dangerous and aggressive" actions in the South China Sea.
- Philippine rubber boats approached the BRP Sierra Madre, a grounded vessel serving as Manila's outpost, while Beijing claims sovereignty over the area despite an international ruling invalidating its broad maritime claims.
- The Philippine military accused the China Coast Guard of clubbing a sailor with a baton; a Chinese boat carrying eight men circled the vessel to take images before the clash.
- Ongoing Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers' meetings in Manila face disruption, with analysts warning the incident casts doubt on a long-sought Code of Conduct for the waterway.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived Tuesday to attend the summit, emphasizing Washington's commitment "to freedom of navigation in Southeast Asia" amid warnings that regional security faces serious threats.
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Fresh South China Sea tensions add urgency to ASEAN-China code of conduct talks: Analysts
The latest flashpoint has cast a shadow over this week’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, which is also being attended by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
US Calls on Chinese Regime to Stop ‘Destabilizing Conduct’ in South China Sea
The United States has called on the Chinese regime to cease its “destabilizing conduct” as tensions escalate in the South China Sea, following a violent clash that left a Filipino sailor wounded by Chinese coast guard crewmen on Monday. The State Department spokesperson Thomas Pigott said the United States stands with its ally the Philippines and condemned “dangerous and aggressive actions” by the Chinese coast guard against Filipino navy person…
Rubio in Manila as US hits ‘dangerous’ China actions
MANILA, Philippines — The United States condemned “dangerous and aggressive actions” by China following a clash with the Philippine Navy at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Manila on Tuesday for a meeting of Southeast Asian nations. “China’s troubling pattern of provocations against […]...Keep on reading: Rubio in Manila as US hits ‘dangerous’ China actions
On a reef, Chinese and Philippine security forces fight a boat. It's about the question: Who controls which part of the South China Sea?
South China Sea clash, war in Iran cast, shadow over Asean meeting
A CLASH in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow a meeting of Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday as the United States condemned “dangerous” Chinese actions in the contested waterway.The US statement came minutes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Philippines, where the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is expected to tackle issues including the civil war in Myanmar.Before departing Washington on Mon…
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