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5 years after SCS ruling: Growing global pressure on China to respect UNCLOS

July 12, 2021 - by Manish Chand

Five years after a landmark international arbitration court ruling, rejecting China’s arbitrary claims on South China Sea, the strategically located maritime region remains mired in tensions, with a defiant Beijing …

Amid standoff with China in South China Sea, Vietnam seeks India’s support

July 31, 2019 - by India Writes Network

Amid Hanoi’s continuing South China Sea standoff with Beijing, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn is expected to meet India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in …

South China Sea: Vietnam envoy bats for fast-tracking binding code of conduct, ASEAN solidarity

July 13, 2019July 22, 2019 - by India Writes Network

Amid escalating geopolitical rivalries and increasing Chinese domination of the South China Sea, Vietnam’s Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau has called for enhanced regional cooperation to ensure freedom of …

South China Sea: Mattis warns China to stop coercion & play by rules

June 2, 2018 - by Manish Chand

SINGAPORE: The China challenge loomed large at the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual security summit, with US Defence Secretary James Mattis accusing Beijing of militarisation of artificial islands in South …