https://www.scmp.com/rss/324365/feed Dr Huong Le Thu is currently a visiting fellow at the SDSC, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University. She is also an associate fellow of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. Her research interests include Vietnam's relations with great powers, power perceptions and the Asean security community. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It has been a big week for Vietnam’s diplomacy, as it hosted the Apec summit for a second time. The main attention was on US President Donald Trump’s first multilateral appearance in the Asia-Pacific region. The regional actors anticipated an articulation of the US Asia strategy while, for Vietnam, the big question was whether trade would come between the blossoming Washington-Hanoi relationship. Since Trump’s election, there have been signs of America’s turn inwards or, as some have put it,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2119702/vietnams-diplomatic-dance-us-and-china-scores-high-marks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2119702/vietnams-diplomatic-dance-us-and-china-scores-high-marks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:10:16 +0000 As far as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is concerned, the islands in the South China Sea are rising but the sea is sinking. The outcome of the 30th Asean Summit last week in Manila suggests that the Southeast Asian leaders reached their signature “consensus” on South China Sea issues. That is, they will not be addressed through the Asean mechanisms. When asked in the 1990s what Asean does when it encounters a problem, the then secretary general, Filipino diplomat Rod Severino, said:... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2092339/aseans-response-chinese-militarisation-south-china-sea-keep?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2092339/aseans-response-chinese-militarisation-south-china-sea-keep?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 May 2017 04:31:52 +0000