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Japan’s defence white paper emphasises the risks of allowing China to have the run of the South China Sea – its activities that run counter to the order of the seas challenge the stability of a free and open Indo-Pacific. China’s expansionism into the Philippines’ lawful EEZ has also damaged Manila’s relationship with Beijing.
“Noticeably, in the past three years, Paris has expanded its defence cooperation with the Philippines. A deeper, more comprehensive agreement seems like a natural progression,” said Don McLain Gill, geopolitical analyst and lecturer at De La Salle University’s Department of International Studies.
Former President Donald Trump upended the election tradition of “balancing the ticket” when he picked Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. But the MAGA pair is unlikely to disrupt the calculus for an Asia that’s already preparing for the possibility of his victory in November, experts say.
The Philippines is developing an airport on an island it occupies in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian nation asserts its claims in the disputed waters amid lingering tensions with Beijing.
HANOI — Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday (July 18).
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's approval and trust ratings slightly dropped as he entered his third year in office, according to independent opinion pollster Pulse Asia.
