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 Sat, 02 Jul 2022 23:13:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEEEsv3GUExGeT5HJgy6HUf China’s leaders cannot afford to wait for the virus to go away before undertaking international travel, especially as unfavourable views of China persist in many advanced economies.]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2022 02:00:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEEEsv3GUExGeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHzOUMFRC9LO-zdsCmHakzH The leader’s ‘peace mission’ to Russia and Ukraine shows Indonesia’s foreign policy, analysts say. But they also wonder if Jakarta is ‘naive’ in being ‘toyed’ with by the Kremlin.]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:40:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHzOUMFRC9LO-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEumYzwk_hO3sb1naedg1wr New Zealand has in recent years tried not to antagonise China, its largest trading partner, at times choosing not to co-sign statements from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance criticising Beijing.]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:09:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEumYzwk_hO3sb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGGnOsFdFl6_aCY3L745TL_ Canberra and Beijing have been at odds for two years, but a leadership change in Australia presents an opportunity for at least a ‘thawing’ of trade ties and diplomatic exchanges with China.]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:30:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGGnOsFdFl6_aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHax73meJyEnJs0ohxaO6Yr Jokowi is likely to address immediate issues like food prices that could weigh on his legacy when he leaves office in 2024.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:08:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHax73meJyEnJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGISUqU-ax_gyejEQ2Mq9rY China’s exports to India grew to US$27.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022, but India is concerned by its ballooning trade deficit with its neighbour amid strained ties two years after the deadly Galwan Valley clash.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGISUqU-ax_gyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG4e02LbQayMJVjH6qdYdAk The extrajudicial killings of some 8,000 people has ‘opened the floodgates for a type of governance that disregards the rule of law, due process and human rights’, activists say.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 05:00:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG4e02LbQayMJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFVgf1JBKmkwpVjH6qdYdAk China’s ambassador Xiao Qian said Australia had fired the ‘first shot’ in deteriorating trade relations but that there was an opportunity to improve bilateral ties.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:54:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFVgf1JBKmkwpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFELdRTK7KXVb5s0ohxaO6Yr Canberra had chosen symbolic gestures and feeble investments over more practical initiatives now being offered by Beijing to Pacific island nations. Australia must shed its colonial mindset and stop claiming to always have the moral high ground over China.]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2022 03:15:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFELdRTK7KXVb5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHGNu6ua4VgvuT5HJgy6HUf Trip by Penny Wong marks the first visit to the Solomons by an Australian foreign minister since the island nation sealed a security pact in April with China, sparking alarm in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:21:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHGNu6ua4VgvuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGFGmSRZWSYtHn9ye8UNv30 South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin wants to settle old disputes and revive a military information agreement thought to have lost steam under Seoul’s previous government.]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:00:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGFGmSRZWSYtHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFpmqX7cm5kxJs0ohxaO6Yr Asean nations will take comfort from Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe underlining that the region does not need to take US-China sides, Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a press conference at the end of the Shangri-La Dialogue.]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2022 12:44:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFpmqX7cm5kxJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEgzzwKkO6eGZs0ohxaO6Yr In his prepared speech, Lee Jong-sup underscored Seoul’s belief that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a seventh nuclear test. The US has also made a similar assessment.]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2022 07:45:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEgzzwKkO6eGZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGvKF2gxBMV76CY3L745TL_ Australia’s deputy PM says Canberra values its trade ties with China, but has concerns over the lack of transparency in its military build-up.]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:25:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGvKF2gxBMV76CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFedjIuaSCPYilmFkX7M1Jw PM Anthony Albanese said the French firm had agreed to a ‘fair and an equitable settlement’ for ending the multibillion-dollar contract.]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:30:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFedjIuaSCPYilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEKFXEUXk-9_SejEQ2Mq9rY Insisting on a ‘with us or against us’ world view will leave Washington out of step with an Indo-Pacific eager for Chinese involvement and cooperation instead of confrontation.]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:30:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEKFXEUXk-9_SejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGAtp7kXckcbeT5HJgy6HUf Such sorties may be counterproductive. ‘The more China operates in other countries’ exclusive economic zones, the more US, Australia, Japan can do the same,’ an analyst said.]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 02:30:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGAtp7kXckcbeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFLWC4qyKHt0ZVjH6qdYdAk Jose Ramos-Horta says his country wants to maintain an equal distance from all major powers while keeping the door open to trade and investment. Analysts say it’s going to be a tough balancing act.]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2022 02:30:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFLWC4qyKHt0ZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFE4kK72W4PpbSlmFkX7M1Jw Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to set out Sunday on a nine-day trip to South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos.]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2022 23:48:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFE4kK72W4PpbSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFSm5-5-XFlwsb1naedg1wr China’s assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific, and the war in Ukraine were factors for policy change, but the primary aim is to provide a shot in the arm to Japan’s developing domestic defence industry.]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:08:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFSm5-5-XFlwsb1naedg1wr