Shifting Currents
The Philippines and other nations with claims in the area of the South China Sea have become pawns in a U.S.-led plot to arrest China’s development.
Aug 3, 2026
Southeast Asia Charts Its Own Course Amid US Pressure
Stability is what Southeast Asia needs most. It is also what the region’s deepening cooperation with China has helped deliver, and what a growing U.S. push for strategic alignment threatens to unsettle.
Jul 27, 2026
So-Called ‘Award’ Changes Nothing
For China, it is essential to recognize the complexity, protracted nature and recurring character of South China Sea disputes.
Jul 21, 2026
China-Philippines Cooperation Is the Only Path Forward
The Philippines must ask itself: when faced with a genuine economic or maritime crisis, will American promises hold, or will Manila be left to manage the consequences alone?
Sep 11, 2025
The U.S. and Japan Upgrade Their Defense Alliance with an Eye on China
The interactions between the U.S., Japan and the Philippines are intended to demonstrate solidarity, but this does not mean that the security cooperation between the three parties is ironclad.
Apr 28, 2024
Ties Mend Between the World’s Two Largest Economies
As two major countries in the world, whether China and the U.S. can find a right path of state-to-state interaction bears on world peace and development, and the future of humanity.
Nov 8, 2023
Manila Bolstering U.S. Pivot to Asia-Pacific Will Make More Troubles in South China Sea
There is no question that the U.S. is promoting tensions in the South China Sea region.
Aug 30, 2023
China Seas U.S. Lurking in the Shadows
Political manipulations over South China Sea issue fuel tensions.
Aug 22, 2023
U.S. Duplicity on Maritime Stability Knows No Bounds
Charting ways to impede countries’ strategic autonomy while blaming Beijing for infringing upon maritime rights is an exercise in futility.
May 8, 2023
Foreign Minister Qin’s Manila Trip Reinforces Pragmatic Approach
Qin’s debut trip to the Philippines as foreign minister was instrumental in consolidating mutual trust, generating new understandings of maritime cooperation, and ensuring that the fundamentals of the relationship inform steady and sound development for the future.
May 4, 2023
Shifting Gears
The state visit of Marcos to China was an opportune time for both countries to reach the next level of their bilateral ties: from comprehensive strategic cooperation to comprehensive strategic partnership.
Jan 10, 2023
A Code of Conduct
How to fend off external disruptions and transform the South China Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation are priorities China and the ASEAN countries need to accomplish together.
Nov 17, 2022