Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

For Southeast Asia, Growing US-China Maritime Row a Balancing Act

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As the United States and Japan tussled with China over the wording of a concluding statement at an Asian security meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, caught in the middle was host Malaysia. Plans for a joint statement were eventually dropped by the Malaysian government because of disagreements over the disputed South China Sea. U.S. and Japanese officials wanted to address Beijing's island-building. Chinese officials resisted. The episode illustrates the thin line Malaysia and...

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