Sosok.ID – Southeast Asia being afflicted by two great powers.
China and America United (US) scramble for influence in ASEAN.
In fact, the two of them have openly won the sympathy of the countries Southeast Asia to side.
Conditions at Sea China South is still far from cool.
Currently, Beijing has stepped up pressure on its Southeast Asian neighbors ahead of important talks on the South China Sea dispute.
A senior Chinese diplomat warned ASEAN against supporting US efforts in the region.
Launch South China Morning PostLuo Zhaohui, China’s deputy foreign minister for Asian affairs, said negotiations with ASEAN on a code of conduct on the waterway would resume on Thursday after being postponed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Talks began in 2002, but broke down due to Beijing’s insistence that “countries outside the region” be excluded, a clear reference to the United States. ASEAN nations are divided over the support of hostile superpowers amid the increasing risk of an all-out confrontation in the region.
Speaking via video link at an international seminar organized by the foreign ministry and a state-backed think tank on Wednesday, Luo said the US was the culprit and root cause of the problem at Sea. China South.
Still quoting South China Morning Post, But observers say Beijing’s tough statements against Washington may be counterproductive as Beijing tries to win support from its neighbors – both in talks and in its rivalry with the US – because China offers no new way of dealing with their concerns.
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