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News on
#Myanmar
| A representative of Myanmar's civilian government in exile on Friday called on other countries, specifically Russia and China, to halt arms sales and impose coordinated sanctions on the junta, warning of impending civil war and genocide.
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News on
#Myanmar
| Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar's military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades.
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If we look at the case between China and the Philippines, it took more than 3 years to reach. If China had been more cooperative, the ruling would’ve come earlier.
Beijing has spent so much money on things like Confucius institutions and media coverage overseas trying to tell a
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News from
#Myanmar
| Russia on Tuesday said it opposed sanctions against the junta in Myanmar, warning that punitive measures could spark a large-scale civil war in the country.
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News from
#Australia
| Federal Labor MP Peter Khalil has joined a group of Australian politicians directly lobbying the United States to drop an appeal over a British court’s ruling against the extradition of the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange.
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News from
#Thailand
| Young Thai reformist Pita Limjaroenrat, who led his party to the most votes in elections but was blocked from office, voiced hope on Monday for long-term changes even if his own political fate is uncertain:
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Q: Has the United States asked your government to contribute Philippines military troops to combat operations should war break out between the U.S. and China over Taiwan?
A: The short answer is no. -
@bongbongmarcos
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The Philippines has developed a robust democracy, it's an economically growing country we have investments in and that we need to make more investments in. Like Vietnam, they have the capability to be a great power for the work. Historically, China was the first place to go for
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Q: Referencing the survey ship that stayed for a month in 🇻🇳's EEZ and a similar case in 🇲🇾. Why are these governments so hesitant to speak out?
A: It takes time to respond to these incidents because we try to abide by international law. - Nguyen Thi Lan Anh
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While we still don't have a defense secretary and a foreign affairs secretary, because as we have seen in the past the personal appointments, the personalities of these appointments are very critical. -Dr.
@ariesarugay
(
@upd_polsci
/
@ISEAS
)
#PHelection
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David R. Stilwell on what the new U.S. position means: “We are no longer going to say we are neutral on these maritime issues...when a drilling rig plants itself in Vietnamese or Malaysian waters, we’re going to be able to make a positive statement.”
#SCSConference
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News on
#SoutheastAsia
|
#ASEAN
has said it might reconsider a plan agreed with Myanmar to end the violence triggered by the military coup if the generals hang more political prisoners.
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News from the
#Philippines
| Philippine and American forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea as Manila shifts its focus to external defense:
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News from
#WestPapua
| West Papuan police confirmed that at least 19 people were detained in riots following Governor Lukas Enembe's arrest. Police Chief Fakhiri said the arrest of the governor prompted riots in Mako Brimob and Sentani Airport, Jayapura.
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News on
#Myanmar
| The Biden administration is considering sanctions targeting Myanmar’s energy sector, according to a U.S. official and aides familiar with the matter, following a crackdown on pro-democracy activists by the country’s ruling junta.
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News from
#Cambodia
| Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict on Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader.
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“In our region, we need to engage more with each other, especially through the structure of ASEAN, whose centrality is vital to the continued prosperity and security of our neighborhood.” – Malcolm Turnbull
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Addressing UNGA in Malaysia’s national language, “Ismail Sabri criticized the UN Security Council for failing to take action on the ongoing conflict in Myanmar and choosing to defer the matter to ASEAN.” Learn more here:
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#SoutheastAsia
is place where power and influence fluctuate on a regular basis. In a new report,
@GregPoling
and
@a_natalegawa
compare views of US and Chinese roles in the region across multiple SEA nations. Read the full report here:
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11
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The UN has obligations to protect people from mass atrocity grimes, war crimes, crimes against humanity. So far, it hasn’t done enough -
@waiwainu
#MyanmarCoup
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7
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Senior associate
@MurrayHiebert1
on VP Harris's trip to
#Vietnam
: "The fact that China's ambassador insisted on a meeting with the Vietnamese PM shortly before Harris landed shows how anxious Beijing is that its communist neighbor may tilt toward the U.S."
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8
25
Vietnam could ask the court to decide on the legal status of features in the Paracels, to denounce the legality of straight baselines around the Paracels, or to declare China’s behavior as unlawful.
@TrangPhamVNU
#SCSConference
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8
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Despite criticism,
#Duterte
praised for policies that could drive economic growth in the
#Philippines
:
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Our refusal to join TPP was a big mistake ... I would like to be optimistic about joining CPTPP, but the administration hasn’t shown much enthusiasm for renewing the trade promotion authority -
@JohnCornyn
#IndoPacCon
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News from
#Indonesia
and
#WestPapua
| The Corruption Eradication Commission in Indonesia has arrested Papua Governor Lukas Enembe on allegations of bribery.
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13
22
As part of the
@CSIS
-
@Pertamina
Banyan Tree Leadership Forum, the CSIS Southeast Asia Program welcomed
@TurnbullMalcolm
, 29th Prime Minister of Australia, to discuss trade and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Find out more and watch the event here:
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4
22
News from
#Myanmar
| Myanmar's pro-democracy unity government, which includes members of parliament ousted by the military coup, has told ASEAN it will not engage in talks until the junta releases all political prisoners.
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9
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According to satellite imagery collected on Oct 1, the Cambodian government has demolished a US-built facility at the country’s Ream Naval Base, raising concerns about China’s access after Cambodia and China struck a secret deal in July 2019. Via
@AsiaMTI
:
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News from
#Myanmar
| Tens of thousands of Chinese nationals have been caught up in the sweeping crackdown by local authorities in China on telecoms and internet fraud in areas on the Myanmar side of the border.
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#Covid19
News from
#Philippines
| UN report finds the Philippines’ health care system “particularly concerning," cites low testing capacity and shortage of nurses. via
@PhilstarNews
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9
23
Tune in Feb 2 at 10 am EST for a discussion on post-coup
#Myanmar
with
@CounselorDOS
Derek Chollet,
@waiwainu
, Moe Thuzar of
@ISEAS
, and
@SoutheastAsiaDC
adjunct fellow Mike Martin here:
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BREAKING: Myanmar's UN Amb. Kyaw Moe Tun, speaking for the elected civilian government ousted in a coup, appealed to the UN "to use any means necessary to take action against the
#Myanmar
military" to restore democracy to the Southeast Asian country.
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Our alliance stands proud in the nexus of arrangements in buttressing regional security architecture. This architecture must maintain trust and confidence between parties amid U.S.-China rivalry and other geopolitical pressures. -
@SecManalo
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News on
#Indonesia
| Indonesian President Jokowi has said the country needs to look at “all of the options” as it increasingly considers buying Russian oil to offset soaring energy costs.
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These last 3 years fit within the top 10 driest years [for the Mekong]. It’s been lower in the past 2 years than in the last 100 years. This climate crisis is playing out, and upstream dams are...reducing the flow when it needs to be robust.
-Brian Eyler
@aikunming
, Stimson Ctr.
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9
20
On the Quad and AUKUS - Whether ASEAN likes it or not, these strategic groupings will continue to arise. Such smaller alliances have an easier time reaching agreed positions with targeted issues and taking action on security issues.
@le2huong
#SCSconference
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5
21
The past 6 months have been incredibly provocative, with increased confrontations between China and the Philippines centered around the STS.
@JayBatongbacal
1
5
20
News from
#Vietnam
| Boeing will sell planes to two Vietnamese airlines, while other U.S. companies and the government plan to spend billions on Vietnam's semiconductor, rare earth minerals and energy sectors that are shifting out of China:
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#Covid19
Cases | Last 24Hrs
Brunei 🇧🇳 232 | 1
Cambodia 🇰🇭 21499 | 804
Indonesia 🇮🇩 1.7M | 6081
Laos 🇱🇦 1498 | 81
Malaysia 🇲🇾 462k | 4113
Myanmar 🇲🇲 143k | 7
Philippines 🇵🇭 1.1M | 6743
Singapore 🇸🇬 61505 | 54
Thailand 🇹🇭 96050 | 2256
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 3879 | 253
Vietnam 🇻🇳 3816 | 106
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New from
@RANDCorporation
| "The Thickening Web of Asian Security Cooperation" featuring chapters by
@CSIS
experts
@iambrianharding
and
@GregPoling
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News from
#Indonesia
| Indonesia nabs ISIS-linked militants plotting suicide attacks during election results announcement: via
@STcom
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#Covid19
Cases | Last 24 Hrs
Brunei 🇧🇳 216 | 2
Cambodia 🇰🇭 3028 | 113
Indonesia 🇮🇩 1.5M | 5504
Laos 🇱🇦 49 | 0
Malaysia 🇲🇾 355753 | 1285
Myanmar 🇲🇲 142549 | 28
Philippines 🇵🇭 828366 | 9202
Singapore 🇸🇬 60575 | 21
Thailand 🇹🇭 30310 | 405
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 779 | 0
Vietnam 🇻🇳 2668 | 9
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Read
@USAsiaPacific
Asst. Secretary David R. Stilwell's full remarks from the CSIS South China Sea Conference this morning:
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That's a wrap for the 11th annual South China Sea conference! Thanks to session 4 panelists
@DrBhatt_Pooja
,
@tetsuo_kotani
,
@alessionaval
, &
@le2huong
for a fascinating discussion on outside powers. Full video will be on YouTube shortly.
Take care, all!
#SCSconference
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7
19
The "Strengthening the U.S.-Pacific Islands Partnership" conference in
#Fiji
has concluded. Thank you to participants and the
@StateDept
@USEmbassySuva
for the productive and important dialogue.
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ASEAN has been hosting lots of workshops on the South China Sea, but it is time for ASEAN to not only think about conflict prevention, but also how to really respond if such a crisis happens.
@aristioo
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10
18
Associate fellow
@a_natalegawa
dissects how Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's unexpected remarks at the
#ShangriLaDialogue
in June reflect current internal divisions in Indonesian foreign policy, via
@9DashLine
:
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7
16
The United States and Vietnam have elevated their relationship from a comprehensive partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
@BichTTran1
speaks of the implications in her latest Spotlight here:
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7
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THREAD:
@CSIS
expert
@GregPoling
testifies on China's maritime ambitions before the
@HouseForeign
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation. Watch live here:
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Q: How does the admin think about the comparative role of ASEAN engagement vs bilateral alliance networks?
A: We’ve been clear that we see ASEAN, Quad, and AUKUS as complementary efforts that are not in competition with each other. - Lindsey Ford
@DeptofDefense
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2
14
News from the
#Philippines
| A spat between China and the Philippines over Taiwan's election is fueling fears about Beijing's next move toward the self-ruled island and possible spillovers for Southeast Asian nations caught in the diplomatic crossfire:
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“The truth is that the United States spent two decades not replacing our cruisers and not building a new generation of ships. We have a lost generation of ship building.” -
@RepElaineLuria
#SCSconference
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5
15
Australia has really been concerned about the South China Sea in the past decade, particularly interpreting China’s assertions as symbolic of China’s regional power ambitions. That is of concern to Australia as part of Asia. -
@becstrating
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9
16
News from
#Malaysia
| Malaysians will likely have to pay more for imported luxuries as experts warn of the risk of wider inflation as Houthi militants continue to choke off the crucial Red Sea shipping lane:
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The green dots on this map indicate China’s action to name the underwater features, and very unfortunately, as the underwater features are totally within the Vietnamese continental shelf. - Nguyen Thi Lan Anh
#SCSconference12
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4
16
If I could do two things, 1) I'd fund the coast guard for capacity building in Southeast Asia and bring more cutters out. 2) I’d fundamentally change the DoD to work in the unclassified domain to get information out faster.
@BDHerzinger
#SCSconference
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3
14
Latest from
@AsiaMTI
: China and Malaysia are involved in another standoff over hydrocarbon exploration in the
#SouthChinaSea
just 44 nautical miles from Malaysia's shore, according to AIS data and satellite imagery. Read more here:
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9
14
News from
#Philippines
| The Philippines has hit out at criticism of its decision to expand the number of US-managed military bases in the country, saying no party has the right to interfere in Manila’s national interest:
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News from the
#Philippines
| President Duterte and Japanese PM Suga agreed Monday to closely cooperate over issues related to the South China Sea as Beijing continues its military buildup in the waters despite the concerns of neighboring countries.
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2
14
News from
#Vietnam
| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to reduce trade defense measures against Vietnam’s textile, footwear, wood products and agriculture produce:
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2
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Wrap on the livetweet of
@GregPoling
's On Dangerous Ground book launch! Read the book now on Kindle or pre-order the hardcopy (ships 7/8). Thx to
@BonnieGlaser
and
@PeterMartin_PCM
for enriching the convo.
Full vid here:
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10
15
“It’s about time that somebody got to Jakarta,” said
@GregPoling
in a podcast session with
@ConvSix
. Listen to
@GregPoling
and
@DerekJGrossman
discuss the state of U.S. policy in Southeast Asia to learn more.
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4
14
News from
#Philippines
| Many Filipinos have expressed rage over what they called double standards in the implementation of quarantine protocols as some government officials go unscathed despite violating the quarantine measures. via
@inquirerdotnet
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4
14
Things going on in the South China Sea are informing Australia’s naval capability buildup. We see this in the 2023 Defense Strategic Review released last year and the National Defense Strategy–which really emphasized the importance of Australia’s maritime geography. -
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5
14
In a new report,
@GregPoling
and
@a_natalegawa
compare views on US and Chinese roles in
#SoutheastAsia
. According to available polling data, the US enjoys more soft power, while China is seen as the preeminent economic force. Read the full report here:
0
7
11
.
@LowyInstitute
's
@benjaminbland
and
@CSIS
's
@GregPoling
will discuss Bland’s new book, “Man of Contradictions,” and how Jokowi embodies the fundamental contradictions of modern Indonesia on Oct 22 from 8:30-9:30am ET. Register here:
0
10
14
Permitting Chinese control over the SCS would be a strategic setback and might embolden China to attempt to revise the status quo elsewhere, such as the East China Sea or even the Taiwan Strait
@BonnieGlaser
of
@ChinaPowerCSIS
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4
12
Does ASEAN matter? Watch our conversation with Dr. Marty Natelegawa, former foreign minister of Indonesia. Brought to you by the
@CSIS
-
@pertamina
Banyan Tree Leadership Forum.
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6
14
.
@le2huong
cautions against lumping SEA countries together as one strategic unit in exploring policies responding to great-power competition across the region. Read about the state of SEA geopolitics in her chapter in NBR’s Strategic Asia 2021–22 here:
0
5
14
News from
#Indonesia
| Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo left Thursday for China, where he is slated to meet President Xi Jinping and business executives to discuss investments in electric vehicles and other key sectors:
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7
14
Blackouts have hit Aceh and Northern Sumatra in
#Indonesia
after breakdowns at major power stations
http://t.co/MJFIZeBTFf
0
2
13
News from
#Vietnam
| India has said it will give a naval warship to Vietnam in the latest signal of tightening defense ties between the two countries, which share concerns about China's assertiveness:
0
8
13
The "Strengthening the U.S.-Pacific Islands Partnership" conference, organized in partnership with
@StateDept
@USEmbassySuva
, will begin shortly in Nadi, Fiji. The conference will explore U.S.-Pacific Islands cooperation on complex challenges in the region.
0
6
14
“Washington’s Asia strategy should not be overly anti-China, but rather pro-Asia.”
@GregPoling
@simonhudes
and
@a_natalegawa
explain why and how the U.S. can achieve this in our new report on American alliances with Thailand and the Philippines, out now:
0
9
13
Vietnam has done more dredging of their outposts in the SCS this year than in the last 10 years combined. As these features get developed, it’ll be interesting to see what facilities they put there and whether it will lead to an increased presence of VN vessels in the Spratlys.
0
2
12
Don’t miss
@SoutheastAsiaDC
’s book launch of
@GregPoling
’s “On Dangerous Ground: America’s Century in the South China Sea” July 5 @ 9:30am EDT, also featuring
@BonnieGlaser
and
@PeterMartin_PCM
. Register and watch here:
0
12
14
News from
#Vietnam
#Philippines
| The Philippines and Vietnam are drawing up a five-year rice trade agreement to ensure food security amid rising prices:
0
5
13
News on
#Myanmar
| A court on Monday deferred ruling on the latest verdicts in the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to December 27.
0
0
14
A moment of reckoning for international bodies amid the Ukraine war will make Southeast Asia appreciate Japan even more as an “understanding and subtle partner and interlocutor,”
@le2huong
notes in her latest commentary:
1
5
13
Vietnam has got to keep the relationship with China stable and that doesn’t mean they can’t develop a relationship with us. It’s not zero-sum. The Vietnamese are the most strategic thinkers in Southeast Asia and they have to keep relationships with all great powers. -
@TedOsius
0
9
14
The
@CSIS
Southeast Asia Program will host a Conversation on Chinese Influence in Australia and Beyond, featuring
@CliveCHamilton
, author of Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia, and
@BonnieGlaser
on October 18 at 10:30am. RSVP here:
0
7
13
We're looking for highly motivated individuals with expertise on Southeast Asia! Apply for our paid spring internship here:
0
5
12
News from
#Myanmar
| Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s envoy to the United Nations, has said ASEAN leaders should resist recognizing the military junta when they convene for an emergency meeting next week.
0
7
11
BREAKING: Kyaw Moe Tun, the United Nations envoy from
#Myanmar
, vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use “any means necessary” to reverse a February 1 coup that ousted the nation’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
0
8
13
Join the CSIS Sumitro Chair for a June 1st discussion with
@ridwankamil
, the mayor of
#Bandung
,
#Indonesia
http://t.co/JJqGHSssAk
1
14
13
🇻🇳 has emerged as one of 🇺🇸 closest partners in Southeast Asia and serves as a bulwark against Chinese expansion in the disputed South China Sea. It's time for the U.S. to “graduate” Vietnam to a market economy, writes Murray Hiebert:
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4
12
News from the United States | U.S. Sends Two Aircraft Carriers to South China Sea for Exercises as China Holds Drills Nearby via
@WSJ
0
4
12
The fourth session of the Eleventh Annual South China Sea Conference is available online, featuring
@DrBhatt_Pooja
,
@tetsuo_kotani
,
@alessionaval
, and CSIS experts
@le2huong
&
@GregPoling
. View it here:
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11
13
#Covid19
Cases | Last 24Hrs
Brunei 🇧🇳 219 | 0
Cambodia 🇰🇭 4874 | 178
Indonesia 🇮🇩 1.5M | 5656
Laos 🇱🇦 52 | 0
Malaysia 🇲🇾 365829 | 1889
Myanmar 🇲🇲 142605 | 9
Philippines 🇵🇭 892880 | 8097
Singapore 🇸🇬 60719 | 27
Thailand 🇹🇭 35910 | 1335
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 1103 | 57
Vietnam 🇻🇳 2733 | 26
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#Covid19
Cases | Last 24Hrs
Brunei 🇧🇳 224 | 1
Cambodia 🇰🇭 11063 | 0
Indonesia 🇮🇩 1.6M | 5241
Laos 🇱🇦 511 | 0
Malaysia 🇲🇾 401593 | 3142
Myanmar 🇲🇲 142740 | 0
Philippines 🇵🇭 1M | 6877
Singapore 🇸🇬 61086 | 23
Thailand 🇹🇭 61699 | 2011
Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 2124 | 76
Vietnam 🇻🇳 2865 | 13
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7
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Dr. Mahathir says
#Malaysia
not to blame for
#MH370
, Boeing and CIA should be questioned
http://t.co/mdCmeRHFrR
0
29
12
On the most recent episode of
@AsiaSocietyCH
’s State of Asia podcast,
@le2huong
discusses
#SoutheastAsia
’s “multi-alignment” approach to U.S.-China competition, how Vietnam benefits from decoupling, advice for European diplomacy in the region, and more:
1
1
13
News from
#Vietnam
| US President Joe Biden has said he will travel to Vietnam “shortly” because the country wants to elevate its relationship with the United States and become a major partner:
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3
12
5 key issues from Covid experience in the Pacific
1. Strength of pacific regionalism
2. Longstanding economic vulnerability
3. Role of external parties, like NZ and Australia
4. How the Pacific is responding to to other crises
5. Strategic competition accelerated?
@AnnaPowles
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2
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#SoutheastAsia
is place where power and influence fluctuate on a regular basis. In a new report,
@GregPoling
and
@a_natalegawa
compare views of US and Chinese roles in the region across multiple SEA nations. Read the full report here:
0
9
13