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A new survey shows China has overtaken the U.S. if ASEAN had to align with one of the strategic rivals. But the regional bloc is hardly unified.

Jakarta, Sep 19 (EFE).- The countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their first-ever joint naval drills on Tuesday amid tensions with China due to sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Indonesian army said that the maneuvers, called ASEAN S

Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Admiral Yudo Margono opened the 2023 ASEAN Solidarity Exercise Natuna (ASEX-01 N) at Batu Ampar Pier, Batam, ...

Jakarta, Sep 19 (EFE).- The countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their first-ever joint naval drills on Tuesday amid tensions with China due to sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Indonesian army said that the maneuvers, called ASEAN Solidarity Exercise Natuna (ASEX 01-Natuna), will take place …

Military forces from Southeast Asian nations have gathered in Indonesia to participate in the joint military drills that will continue until Thursday. It is the first time the 10-country bloc has

The exercises were originally planned for the southern part of the South China Sea but were moved to Indonesia’s archipelagic waters in the South Natuna Sea, mainly at the behest of Cambodia, a close ally of China.