South China Sea: The Limits of Quiet Diplomacy
[1] Kishore Mahbubani – Singapore’s widely respected diplomat and scholar – recently lauded Malaysia’s quiet diplomacy in dealing with China’s …
Tag Archives: South China Sea
Anwar fosters closer ties with China amid growing distrust of US
Increasingly distrustful of American foreign policy, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appears to be looking to China to “provide checks and …
Are China’s South China Sea assurances worth anything?
The latest edition of the China Standard Map – which reiterates China’s claims to almost all of the South China …
A calculated insult to our nation’s honour
What? Najib Tun Razak invited to give the keynote address at an international forum? Surely there must be some mistake? …
AUKUS: Restoring the strategic balance
The recent announcement in Washington DC of a new tripartite alliance between Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS) – …
The Prime Minister’s 100 day pledge
“The greatest danger is not that we aim too high and miss but that we aim too low and hit.” …
GE14: What will China do?
With GE14 now at hand, the nation is understandably focused on the tight race between BN and PH, the candidates …
The New Silk Road – Part Two: Is There a Plan For Malaysia?
PART TWO: IS THERE A PLAN FOR MALAYSIA? The leaked China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Long Term Plan invariably invites questions …
South China Sea: The Gloves Come Off
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s revelation last week that President Xi Jiping warned him that China was prepared to go to …
Smoke & mirrors in the South China Sea
Stung by criticism that it is behaving aggressively in the South China Sea, Beijing appears to be going on the …
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