Philippines
Blinken stresses ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines in South China Sea standoffs
Top American diplomat is visiting Manila to lay groundwork for trilateral talks between the U.S, Philippines and Japan.
Indonesia
Hundreds protest in Jakarta demanding president’s ouster for alleged interference in election
2024-03-18Joko “Jokowi” Widodo meddled and showed favoritism in last month’s polls, agitators and other critics said.
Pacific
US military plans $400M upgrade to Yap’s airport in western Pacific
2024-03-17The proposal adds to other significant expansion of U.S. military infrastructure in the Pacific.
South China Sea
Hanoi asks Beijing to abide by law while drawing baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
Analysts say China’s newly announced baseline is not in line with U.N. Law of the Sea.
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