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Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 March 2023

A row between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards in mid-February underscored that tensions in the South China Sea remain elevated. Indonesia is the 2023 ASEAN chair.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 July 2016

The announcement came days after an international ruling under the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) dismissing China's maritime claims and island-building in the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 November 2021

The two sides have resumed CoC talks after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Meanwhile, Chinese-US rivalry in South-east Asia is escalating, as demonstrated by recent high-profile naval…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 October 2018

Foreign ministers of the ten ASEAN countries and China have endorsed a single draft negotiating text (SDNT) regarding a Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South China Sea. The South…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 August 2017

The CoC would codify principles and processes to guide states’ activities and control incidents in the contested sea. The framework’s adoption at the ministerial level is a small…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 3 August 2023

China’s continued assertion of its expansive claims not only creates friction between Beijing and the South-east Asian claimants but also increases US-Chinese tensions.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 August 2019

Negotiations over a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea.

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