Rather than succumbing to misleading narratives, it is crucial to recognize Cambodia's diplomatic agency and the enduring nature of its friendship with China.
For Japan, the lessons of militarism are not far away.
The problems of telecommunication fraud, illegal online gambling and other cybercrimes have posed a serious threat to China and Southeast Asian countries.
Over the past thousand years, the sentiment of "China and Thailand are one family" has been deeply rooted in the hearts and souls of the Thai and Chinese peoples.
ASEAN is a family. When a family faces a problem, it is unwise for one member to turn to external parties for “help.” Doing so only exacerbates the situation, escalating tensions and undermining internal cohesion.
By allowing the US, one of the belligerent or quasi-belligerent powers, to pre-position missile systems in its territory, the Philippines has turned itself into a direct participant and a magnet for retaliatory or preemptive strikes: Philippine scholar
A combination of enhanced political mutual trust, economic benefits and deepening of cultural ties has contributed to a more positive evaluation of China and the relationship between the two countries among the Malaysian people.
A key step is for Japan to adjust its perception of China and adopt a more positive and friendly policy toward China. We hope the resumption of the China-Japan ruling party dialogue mechanism will bring more stability to the bilateral relationship.
A pragmatic approach is likely to yield more tangible benefits for Sri Lanka.
Modi administration has already begun to adjust its policies toward China and Russia to mitigate the potential impacts of the incoming Trump administration. Ultimately, Sullivan's visit may become a "thing of the past."
The US and the Philippines are also confronting credibility challenges. ASEAN countries doubt the US' enduring dedication to the area, considering its past tendency of erratic involvement.
Cultural exchanges rely on government initiatives, which means that both the Chinese and Indian governments need to allocate more resources and take more proactive measures to promote bilateral cultural exchanges.
Optimism can be maintained when envisioning the future trajectory of China-Australia relations, which has encountered a number of challenges over the past years - this is the message Global Times (GT) captured in an exclusive interview with Bob Carr (Carr), former Australian foreign minister, during the 2024 Understanding China Conference (Guangzhou) recently.
There have been some heated discussions, but we ultimately agreed that dialogue is the way forward. We cannot afford any confrontations in the region, as they would negatively impact our economy and our people-to-people relations.
As the world's two largest developing countries and the two major neighbors of South Asian countries, China and India have the responsibility to drive the region to focus on development and cooperation, adhere to strategic autonomy and jointly resist all kinds of external provocation and "divide and rule" efforts.
The Philippines has become an outlier state when it comes to the ASEAN position, as the ASEAN way is balancing China and the US, the two major powers, while seeking a peaceful settlement of disputes, avoiding conflict and promoting amity among nations.
What is needed for excessively securitized Japan now is the effort of "de-securitization."
Instead of working to increase cooperation with its largest trading partner, Australia will commence regular military drills with Japan. There is a very good reason why this could be seen as a serious political misstep for the government.
ASEAN leaders should focus on solving problems using ASEAN's approach and values. Our conflict resolution in this region is to use the diplomatic approach to address issues.
Prabowo, through deepening cooperation with China, shows not only his sense of responsibility for national development, but also his determination to promote regional cooperation within a multilateral framework.
October 2024 will be recorded in history as a month when a paradigm-shifting breakthrough happened in the relations between India and China.
If Manila had not sought to establish a separate code of conduct with some relevant countries in the South China Sea, political trust between China and ASEAN could have been further enhanced.
The real challenge India faces is to develop a proactive regional cooperation strategy, rather than simply rejecting or resisting China's initiatives while failing to take any constructive action.
Questions of soft power are entangled with Australia's quest for its identity. Can a nation anxious about its geographical location, and which presents itself as a subimperial power, carry genuine soft power heft in its own right?
Regional security and stability, as well as economic recovery and prosperous development, define ASEAN's core values. Proposals like an "Asian NATO" are fundamentally at odds with ASEAN's aspirations.
While Japan-China relations may have experienced some ups and downs, exchanges between the two countries have never truly ceased.
I believe that both India and China are the only continuing ancient civilizations that have witnessed rises, influenced each other spiritually and materially, and contributed significantly to global development. Even today, it seems history is repeating itself - we are witnessing the rise of both India and China.
The Philippines should not underestimate the high costs that will inevitably arise from challenging China and undermining regional security, nor should it assume that it has the backing of major powers. For the Philippines, the only correct choice is to immediately withdraw its ships and personnel at Xianbin Jiao.
The Philippines' despicable actions disregard the safety of its own vessel and its personnel, and disrupt peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Such a "tightrope" is not an easy route, and Australia needs to fine-tune its foreign policy so that it truly serves the interests of its people, rather than sacrificing their future for the benefit of other countries.
The third anniversary of the US' disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal provides a somber occasion to reflect on the consequences of the pullout on regional security and global stability, and more importantly to contemplate the way forward.
The US has never been a true friend to India.
The present Marcos administration in the Philippines may seem pro-US but it may not be a position supported by the majority of Filipinos. Previous Philippine governments were different and future governments may be different too.
Although the improvement in China-India relations has come later than expected, it has finally arrived. This is largely due to the mutual need for both sides to enhance their relationship.
The rebound and recalibration of the bilateral relations between China and Australia are a hard-won outcome which should be cherished. This progress should not be wasted by giving in to pressures from the US.
Given the differences and conflicts in their strategic goals and interests, the US-India relationship will continue to evolve and intensify amid the shifting global order, but it will never fully become a formal alliance or partnership.
Nowhere has anyone demonstrated that China poses a risk to Australia's territorial integrity. Australia's economic welfare is built on trade with China; it's not a risk, it's a bonus.
There are hopeful signs suggesting that there likely will be a reset in India-China relations in the coming months.
It is not the right policy to invite a foreign power to deploy foreign bases and troops in one's territory for external defense because the foreign power has enemies, which will soon become your enemies.
The US is trying to use the Philippines to disunify and weaken the unity and solidarity of ASEAN. They are using the Philippines to discredit ASEAN, saying ASEAN is not helpful in the claims of the Philippines over the South China Sea. The US have no good intentions for ASEAN
In the "ASEAN Perspective on the South China Sea" series, we collect wisdom and insights from former diplomats and scholars from ASEAN member countries. In an interview with Global Times (GT) reporter Su Yaxuan, Hassan Wirajuda (Wirajuda), former foreign minister of Indonesia, said that no country, including China, wants to see an area of potential conflict develop into open conflict, which would ultimately harm all involved, especially since countries in the East Asian region are closely interconnected.
It is expected that India under Modi's third term will not be soft and accommodating on China. If China engages with India skillfully, things will improve: Indian scholar
In the coming five years, the border issue will not become a bigger disturbance between China and India. The real issue is that India and China still do not fully understand each other, and this requires much more engagement.
For many, SAARC has long been a failed and brain-dead cause. To a large extent, the redemption of SAARC now depends on the strong desires of the new governments in South Asia. But the most crucial ingredient in rebooting the regional cooperation is in the hands of New Delhi.
How the US balances ideological differences with India and utilizes India as a vanguard against China will, to some extent, determine the direction of India-China relations.
ASEAN's inclusivity, the "ASEAN way" of doing things, its propensity to engage with different actors, to look for common areas of cooperation rather than magnify areas of difference, have served the region well.
The Philippine action of aiming guns at the CCG during this incident is a significant move with clear wartime implications.
Squad's actions in the areas around China are likely to become more provocative, increasing the risk of military friction between the four countries – the US, Australia, Philippines and Japan – and China and seriously undermining regional peace and stability.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from May 16 to 17, a little more than a week after starting his new term in office. This highlights how much great significance Russia attaches to developing its relations with China. Ahead of Putin's trip, Alexey Maslov (Maslov), Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University, shared his opinions on topics, including China-Russia relations and Russia's development, with Global Times (GT) reporters Xia Wenxin and Yang Sheng.
As China-Philippines tensions heat up, what insights can be drawn from past periods of friendly ties? Bobby M. Tuazon (Tuazon), director for Policy Studies of Philippine think tank Center for People Empowerment in Governance, former Chairman of Political Science Program at University of the Philippines, told Global Times (GT) reporter Li Aixin that 99 percent of Filipinos forget that China exported oil and rice to the Philippines at a very low price at the beginning of their diplomatic relationship when the Philippines' development faced huge challenges. While the US gives bullets, powder, cannons and missiles to the Philippines, it has nothing to give in terms of food.
The Japanese side should not play word games on the "mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests" and say one thing but do another.
The Philippines should seriously consider the consequences of the US' Typhon Missile System deployment and think again before proactively tuning itself as cannon fodder for the US.
Lambasted at the time as being an Anglo, white man's club, hearkening back to times past, the AUKUS is now on the verge of falling over. And Australia will be its main victim.
China's sovereignty claim over the South China Sea is not a modern issue, nor is it directly related to the rise of contemporary China. Some Western scholars, especially those who do not understand the history, regard China's claim as baseless, which shows their ignorance.
Today, the series of bilateral or minilateral security cooperation frameworks established by the US in the Asia-Pacific, including the US-Japan-Philippines cooperation, serve as main pillars for the US empire.
No military posturing and provocative language by any party at the behest of external powers should be allowed to distract, let alone disrupt, the overall symbiotic China-ASEAN partnership.
China and Sri Lanka should continue to carry forward the spirit of the Rubber-Rice Pact, jointly tackle challenges, share opportunities and seek common development.
In the face of the blue economy era that sees greater emphasis and dependence on maritime cooperation, pragmatically advancing the integration of the China-ASEAN blue economy not only helps unleash the potential of blue economy cooperation, but also injects new vitality into regional economic integration.
There's no necessity for ASEAN to appoint a spokesperson that represents an external power, including the US.
Manila is getting cocky. Emboldened by US support, it is attempting to forcibly change the status quo in the South China Sea and reach a new breakthrough in Ren'ai Jiao.
India hopes that the Philippines will engage in a long-term entanglement with China in the South China Sea, depleting China's strategic resources, tarnishing China's image in the international community, and diverting China's attention in India-related issues. This delusion will not succeed.
The important thing about this meeting on matters of common concern is that when two sides are cooperating, they learn to trust each other, they learn to work together and that will be the best outcome.
From the perspective of South Korea, making unilateral concessions will only make Japan act in a more arrogant fashion. Even though the two countries have to cooperate where cooperation is needed, Seoul must not waver in its principles on historical and territorial disputes.
By offering security commitments to Manila, the US has firmly controlled the Philippines, thus making the Southeast Asian country a screw in Washington's "hegemonic aircraft carrier."
In light of the Chinese police cooperating with Kiribati, the US once again turned its attention to this Pacific Island nation, and "cautioned" countries in the region against assistance from Chinese security forces, according to a Reuters report on Monday.
Since last year, the Philippines has made continuous moves exacerbating the South China Sea issue. Just recently, on February 19, the Philippines and the US conducted the second phase of a third joint patrol. Then, on February 25, the Philippines Coast Guard accused China of jamming signals of Philippine ships at specific times during its operations in the South China Sea.
The Filipino nation is in need of the economic recovery through China's trade and imports, as well as assistance for the development of the infrastructure program “Build, Build, Build.” The country does not need more US military bases.
China should not only have the wisdom and patience to maintain security and stability in the region, but also have the capacity to defend its own rights and respond to all kinds of provocative behaviors with new approaches, with the courage to unsheathe the sword when necessary.
Any attempts to bully Maldives into Delhi's will run against India's pledge of Neighborhood First.
Lessons for the Philippines – As the US collapses it will extract what it can from its most faithful vassals and throw more proxies into the fire.
In 2024, the two sides will step up the implementation of the outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit and multiple bilateral cooperation documents signed in 2023 on digital economy, sub-national cooperation, infrastructure, and so on.
Australians accept the world that is dominated and managed by the US, rather than coming to terms with our own region.
The diplomatic snub is indicative of a significant shift in US-India relations, and iIf the honeymoon turns into a nightmare, I hope India will seek rapprochement with China, a neighboring ancient civilization. Ironically, the US might end up as the Western empire that made significant contributions to the rise of the Asian century.
The uniqueness of China-Vietnam relations far exceeds the scope of major power geopolitical competition. If President Xi's visit is viewed from the biased perspective of great power rivalry and competition for influence, this view not only underestimates the close ties between China and Vietnam but also Vietnam's proactive ability to safeguard its own interests.
Those who are concerned about Vietnam becoming a pawn in US strategy do not fully understand Vietnam's independent foreign policy or the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China.
The comradeship in the concept of a "comrades-plus-brothers friendship" between China and Vietnam embodies the "party ties" of the bilateral relationship, while the term "brothers" in the current context signifies a mutual determination to draw each other closer amid a world marked by divisions and excessive polarizations.
It is difficult to find any bilateral relationship that, in addition to the official channels of the state and the people, has a stable, powerful and effective exchange channel like the exchange channel between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Communist Party of China.
The popularity of Tanghulu in South Korea is not just a "note" in the rhythm of trends, but also has deeper social background, which also gives us some inspiration.
In order to maximize the satisfaction of the economic and social development demands of its people, the Muizzu government will likely strive to maintain equidistant diplomacy among major countries, which will create opportunities for the stable and positive development of China-Maldives relations.
The practice of Japan in terms of the Fukushima nuclear plant is a very bad precedent for the future, what happened to Fukushima can happen anywhere in the world. We have to think about what is the best guideline for the future, so as to provide the good examples and make it the norm of the international community.
If the Philippines ultimately chooses to lean toward one side in the China-US competition, it is based not on national interests but on the manipulation of nationalism by various complex domestic and foreign political factors.
It is worth noting that the rapid upgrading of Japan-Philippines security relations is by no means an isolated phenomenon, behind which the "phantom" of the US is faintly discernible.
Japan's LDP administration is apparently exploiting anti-China sentiment in order to divert public attention from the environmental focus of the radioactive discharge issue. It is a great shame that it has become a new addition to the already growing racism and exclusionism in the country.
The approval rating of the prime minister often sees an obvious increase after a reshuffle, but Kishida's recent cabinet revamp failed to achieve such an effect. This reflects structural problems in the Kishida administration.
The best way to calm the wrath and concerns over the discharge is to immediately stop dumping contaminated water. As China and other stakeholders have pointed out, if the nuclear-contaminated water is truly safe, Japan wouldn't have to discharge it into the sea – and certainly shouldn't if it's not.
Judging from various concerns within South Korea, it is not in South Korea's interest to rush to the forefront of confronting China and Russia on behalf of the US.
The US, Japan and South Korea are moving closer to forming a trilateral alliance and further accelerating NATO-ization of the region. The gates of hell have been opened.
For Seoul and Canberra, there are many similarities in their relationship with Beijing.
It is destined to be recorded in the history of the G20 New Delhi Summit and reflects the delusional side of India's dream of becoming a major power.
The strengthening of Vietnam-US relations has been brewing for a long time. It seems grand in scale, but the essence of "peace, cooperation and sustainable development" needs to be carefully examined.
South Korea should not only take substantive measures to improve its relations with China, but also seriously set an agenda that will help to truly promote regional cooperation.
South Korea's security and prosperity depend on friendly relations with neighboring countries rather than engaging in camp-based confrontation, which would only make it a pawn and a sacrificial lamb.
Modi hopes to seize the opportunity of strategic competition between China and the US to achieve his strategic pursuits, but he does not want to become a pawn for the US to contain China.
Northeast Asia is a grand stage for collaborative development, not an arena for competition. Any action by the US, Japan and South Korea will leave footnotes in history.
Northeast Asia is the shared home of regional countries, not someone's backyard.
Japan seems to have conveniently forgotten how it opposed Russia's nuclear waste discharge in the past.
Although the Quad is developed under the name creating a "free and open" Indo-Pacific region, the countries have different focuses on their key interests.
To prevent further escalation and conflicts, it is necessary for China and the Philippines to engage in dialogue and negotiations on sovereignty issues, reaching a consensus on resolving territorial disputes and effectively managing complex situations.
Will the bilateral alliance between the US and Japan and the one between the US and South Korea develop into a trilateral alliance in the near future?
The dumping of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean may be considered a “crime against humanity.” For the sake of sustainable survival and development of humanity, Japanese decision-makers and endorsers of this dumping should act with caution.
