Asia’s territorial disputes

Border clashes, in the sea, air and land
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From the South China Sea to Taiwan, the Diaoyus and the Kurils, the India-China border and the airspace above Singapore and Malaysia, here are Asia's biggest territorial disputes explained.

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China recently accused Vietnam and the Philippines of forming a ‘clique’ over their South China Sea cooperation deal. It’s a term used by Beijing to accuse actors of harming its interests whenever it is called out for its behaviour.
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Much of Asia’s growth in recent years has been built on a foundation of strategic stability, but that under threat in a series of potential flashpoints. Leaders and policymakers must know it is dangerously irresponsible to risk lives and livelihoods in the hope of scoring points against their opponents.
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Tokyo’s military build-up, which is clearly aimed at Beijing, has been largely welcomed by Indo-Pacific neighbours. Meanwhile, China has responded with restraint as it tries to strengthen ties with Asian countries amid rivalry with US and allies.
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Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and his counterparts have come under scrutiny more than once for their controversial comments.
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With ‘assertive transparency’, the Philippines has shown the limits of China’s ‘grey-zone’ coercion – and provided a strategy other Southeast Asian claimant states could emulate.
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The US has been ruthlessly militarising what some Pentagon strategists have called the island chains of defence in the Indo-Pacific with quiet ‘Five Eyes’ help.
SCMP ColumnistAlex Lo
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China’s ‘Peace and Friendship’ drills with five Asean member states is further evidence of Beijing’s move towards multilateral defence cooperation.
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The Philippines has been absent from recent China-organised meetings such as the third belt and road forum, a sign bilateral ties have turned worrying in a short time.
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Beijing has refused to accept that its attempts to project power are creating the sources of its own predicament.
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Israel thought it had dealt with the Palestinian problem. There are lessons here for the handling of Myanmar’s Rohingya, Indian Kashmir, and Taiwan and Xinjiang.
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From G20 to Brics, the more the West seeks to weaken the India-China axis crucial to regional cooperation, the more Asia’s statesmen must stand together.
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China’s constant reminder to avoid ‘foreign power interference’ is condescending, as it suggests that nations, especially smaller ones, cannot determine their own national interests.
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