From its experience of centuries-long colonization to dealing with decades-long Cold War politics, Malaysia is no stranger to navigating major power competition, which it sees as a recurring reality in international politics. Today’s U.S.-China rivalry is just the latest round it is not the first and it will not be the last. Still, it is important to consider how U.S.-China competition impacts Malaysia and how it, like other small and secondary states in the region, seeks to exercise agency. Even as this major power rivalry intensifies and limits the country’s space for maneuvering, Malaysia insists on employing “equidistant diplomacy” to hedge against multiple risks and cultivate long-term options.
NATIONAL Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año said they expect China will now face growing international rejection following its release of its 10-dash line map, which covered most parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Speaking at the press conference of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict on Thursday…
The Philippines has joined the Association of Southeast Nation's (ASEAN) position in condemning the execution of four opposition activists in Myanmar. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, July 26, that the country supports its fellow ASEAN countries in denouncing the act and "is s
The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. has raised its economic growth forecast to seven to nine percent this year from the initial 6.5 to 7.5 percent, citing the appointment of experienced leaders in the economic team under the incoming administration and the continued reopening of the economy.