Follow Southern China Morning Post - ASEAN Diplomacy, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp24 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:51:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF8GMIrdD8RHZVjH6qdYdAk Yoshimasa Hayashi’s trip is the first time a Japanese FM has headed to the island state, which last year signed a security pact with Beijing.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:19:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF8GMIrdD8RHZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGK-wg5dhHZeaCY3L745TL_ Several North Korean missiles have been fired in response to US-South Korean drills as Pyongyang warns of war provocations, and talk in Seoul turns to nuclear arms. What happened to diplomacy and dialogue?]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:15:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGK-wg5dhHZeaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHl6V3umnMTq8b1naedg1wr Critics worry that the deal could set a dangerous precedent that can be used by other states to hide highly enriched uranium or plutonium from international oversight.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 06:00:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHl6V3umnMTq8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFDDMGrVl4dlClmFkX7M1Jw China banned shipments of chilled white hairtail and frozen horse mackerel in August after finding traces of coronavirus on packaging, but said on Wednesday it had lifted the restrictions to ‘promote the healthy development of cross-strait trade’.]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:56:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFDDMGrVl4dlClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF9bCGMfBfpnqCY3L745TL_ The Aukus submarine deal, which could cost up to A$368 billion (US$245 billion), would be ineffective in the event of a war with China, Keating says.]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:24:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF9bCGMfBfpnqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFIj1L6hAJ0MilmFkX7M1Jw Canberra has its work cut out explaining purchase of US submarines to Southeast Asian governments who worry about provoking China.]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:09:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFIj1L6hAJ0MilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFCQ1BNV3UCACejEQ2Mq9rY South Korean president’s trip to Japan will mark resumption of reciprocal visits after 12 years, following plan to resolve wartime labour dispute.]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:00:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFCQ1BNV3UCACejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFE2uj7RCfuaEaCY3L745TL_ The twin presidencies of Japan and India are a chance to foster North-South cooperation in vital areas such as climate change, energy, food and infrastructure. A joint Kishida-Modi diplomatic effort could see both leaders brokering peace in Moscow and Kyiv.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:30:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFE2uj7RCfuaEaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF1LiCZ4zhymOT5HJgy6HUf The US-led security grouping won’t supplant the economic clout of the region’s top trading partner, analysts say, but the Quad can offer Asia infrastructure support and supply chain diversification.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:30:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF1LiCZ4zhymOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG6PPx1AdM11nn9ye8UNv30 Western Australian premier Mark McGowan is set to stop in Beijing and Guangzhou during a week-long trip to China, that sources say will take place by mid-April, at a time of improving bilateral and trade relations.]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:15:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG6PPx1AdM11nn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGh2K780Cj0-aCY3L745TL_ Trade and industry minister Gan Kim Yong said the increasing friction between the superpowers has ‘serious consequences for the rest of the world’.]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:25:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGh2K780Cj0-aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHeLg9r7bpDu6CY3L745TL_ The easing of travel rules and the impact on tourism will be of greater importance than the lifting export restrictions to an expected uptick in business between the two nations, observers say.]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:35:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHeLg9r7bpDu6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEu-WntOfdKVZs0ohxaO6Yr Best way forward is for Western leaders to seriously consider China’s peace plan, Russia’s angst and the Global South’s concerns and priorities. There must be a call for an immediate cessation of conflict and an honest search for a fair and balanced compromise.]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2023 15:30:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEu-WntOfdKVZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFPH7ZHmD0hF-T5HJgy6HUf During a Quad meeting with partners India, Japan and Australia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the bloc offered “choice” to countries, in a veiled reference to China.]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:40:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFPH7ZHmD0hF-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFTL0IEkMwPcXn9ye8UNv30 Japan is concerned a possible Ukraine trip could also affect Tokyo-Moscow negotiations over disputed territories and increase the risk of Russia’s military threat, analysts note.]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 06:00:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFTL0IEkMwPcXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEtO84f36cB3V1cWWor9YPv The engagement between two senior diplomats from neighbouring countries is of importance, given that they have been locked in a border stand-off since June 2020 – and the war in Ukraine has overshadowed the G20 summit.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:23:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEtO84f36cB3V1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHdzNY2fauHn5s0ohxaO6Yr PM Anwar says the 10-nation grouping should explore new ways on how Myanmar’s junta can be persuaded to resolve the civil conflict.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHdzNY2fauHn5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFENuYt9FgzRMKCY3L745TL_ Despite the scheme targeting the Communist Party’s United Front Work Department, there were few records of its activities on its transparency database.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFENuYt9FgzRMKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGViLeb_xST6Zs0ohxaO6Yr China’s unexpected US$700 million loan buoyed Pakistan’s central bank foreign exchange reserves up to nearly US$4 billion, which is less than a month’s worth of imports.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGViLeb_xST6Zs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG4yV6lYyFV7pVjH6qdYdAk Malaysia’s law minister pledged that the Anwar Ibrahim administration will fight the claims, in a case that could jeopardise globally held assets of the Malaysian government and state-owned enterprises.]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:31:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG4yV6lYyFV7pVjH6qdYdAk