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As Washington prepares for war against China, Biden signs a comprehensive security partnership with Vietnam to strengthen military ties and key strategic supplies of rare earths and semiconductors.
In the current overheated Sino-U.S. geopolitical competition chessboard, Vietnam represents a high geostrategic value rook for controlling the Southeast Asian region and the South China Sea geo-maritime space.
As US—China competition intensifies, fear of antagonising China and a lack of trust will encourage Vietnam to exercise caution in maritime/security cooperation with the United States and forge closer ties with India and Japan, writes Minh Phuong Vu (ANU).
Events in the South China Sea this year illustrate once again the urgent need for the Philippines to shift its focus from internal security to maritime defense. The U.S.–Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, the Visiting Forces Agreement, deeply embedded consultation mechanisms, and a century of friendship, cooperation, and mutual sacrifice provide the framework for the U.S. to assist its ally. Close U.S.–Philippine maritime partnership is in both nations’ interests.
A Philippine Navy (PN) frigate that grounded four years ago on a disputed shoal in the South China Sea is back in service after extensive repair works...