Monthly Archives: September 2023

Marcos scores ‘dangerous use’ of coast guard, militia vessels in South China Sea

SUMMARY JAKARTA, Indonesia – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, September 7, urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its allies to stand against the “dangerous use of coast guard and maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea.”  Marcos, who was speaking at the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) attended by […]

Marcos: South China Sea dispute isn’t about US-China competition

SUMMARY JAKARTA, Indonesia – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said tensions in the South China Sea cannot be seen “solely through the lens of strategic competition between two powerful countries.” “The Philippines firmly rejects misleading narratives that frame the disputes in the South China Sea solely through the lens of strategic competition between two powerful […]