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ASEAN
News & analysis tagged ASEAN — diplomacy, politics, and global affairs coverage from Model Diplomat.
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China's Monkey Cartoon Tests ASEAN Unity
China refuses to apologize for state-media AI video depicting Filipinos as monkeys, testing ASEAN's response as foreign ministers meet in Manila.
2026-07-19
Manila's South China Sea Ruling: 10 Years On
Philippines marks 10 years of South China Sea ruling as 14 governments call it binding, but China doubles coast guard patrols at Scarborough Shoal, testing U.S. treaty trigger.
2026-07-16
Manila Won at The Hague a Decade Ago; Beijing
Ten years after the 2016 UNCLOS arbitral award invalidated China's nine-dash line, Beijing has not complied. Manila now uses the ruling to build a U.S.-Japan-Philippines defense network outside ASEAN.
2026-07-16
Antelope Reef gambit redraws South China Sea
China builds 1,490-acre island at Antelope Reef in six months, Vietnam expands all 21 Spratly outposts—surge buries 2016 arbitral award as dispute shifts from law to construction race.
2026-07-10
Vietnam Strengthens Ties with Philippines
Vietnam's To Lam visits the Philippines to deepen trade and security cooperation as South China Sea tensions push the two ASEAN states toward closer alignment.
2026-05-27
ASEAN Fuel Sharing Amid Iran War Crisis
ASEAN leaders have agreed on a fuel-sharing strategy to cushion the economic fallout of the Iran war, bolstering regional energy security amid the crisis.
2026-05-08
India-ASEAN Trade Reset
India seeks a trade reset with ASEAN, linking payments systems to expanded market access as Modi leverages negotiations to deepen regional economic ties.
2026-05-06
Indonesia Warned on U.S. Military Overflights
Indonesia's foreign ministry warns against US military overflights, balancing ties with China as tensions rise across the South China Sea and ASEAN region.
2026-04-15