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US assures Manila of support after PLA vessel’s ‘deliberate collision’ in South China Sea

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday condemned China’s “deliberate collision” with two Philippine coastguard vessels this week near the disputed Sabina Shoal during a call with his counterpart …

Vietnam’s proposed South China Sea talks with Philippines raises hopes of resolution pathway

by Walter Watson

Under Unclos, a coastal state has the exclusive right to exploit resources in its continental shelf, a stretch of seabed that can extend up to 648km, including the right to …

Opinion | If US-China arms build-up continues apace, demons of war will prevail

by Walter Watson

The Chinese and the American militaries are behaving in ways that inevitably result in each country seeing the moves of the other as provocative. The positive dialogue they say they …