The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is monopolizing the Asian and Global South spotlight for no fewer than 10 days, this week and the next, across a flurry of regional and international summits. First stop is Phnom Penh for the 25th China-ASEAN summit, the 25th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) summit, and the 17th East Asia…
In setting forth the future direction of ASEAN and seeing the pressing need to find the cohesive unifying factor, internal mechanisms in facing the volatility of the global uncertainties and the prevailing national interests and mutual distrusts are to be recognised and worked on. ASEAN has grown tremendously in all areas ever since its inception…
The meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers was postponed amid disagreements over Myanmar. The West could use this division within ASEAN to dominate the association and pressure Southeast Asian countries to turn against China. ASEAN’s differences over Myanmar in the context of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to the isolated country…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered his country’s military to destroy or submit to warehouses all weapons that were produced in the US. The reason for such a harsh reaction by the Cambodian leader is because of provocative actions and further threats of sanctions from US authorities. The White House has decided to punish Cambodia for daring…
Another tour, started on December 9 by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, may have been unprecedented since he took office, both in terms of the number of countries visited and the breadth of topics that were supposed to be discussed with foreign colleagues. The plan was for the trip to include three phases: a stop…
The Chinese leader’s vision of building a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful, and amicable home together with ASEAN could also apply to America too. All that’s needed is for the US to reciprocate his outreaches. Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the China-ASEAN Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations in…
