As one of the main parties to the South China Sea dispute, Vietnam stands to benefit significantly from the final award issued by the arbitral tribunal on the Philippines’ case against China. Indeed, in an official statement issued on 12 July 2016, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the ruling, adding that Hanoi would make a separate statement on the content of the award.
Yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the Arbitration Tribunal comprehensively upholds the case filed by the Aquino administration in 2013. It also limits the ability of the Duterte administration to differentiate itself from its predecessor on how the Philippines manages relations with China.
The article which was first published online by Huffington Post on July 12, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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The article which was first published by Financial Times on July 12, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article which was first published online by TODAY on July 13, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Tang Siew Mun is Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and Dr Le Hong Hiep is ISEAS Fellow.
The article which was first published online by TODAY on July 13, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Malcolm Cook is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on July 13, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap is Lead Researcher (Political & Security Affairs) at ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article was first published online by TODAY on July 12, 2016.
Dr Tang Siew Mun is Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
“Assessing Malaysia’s Anodyne Response on the SCS Arbitral Tribunal Award”, a Commentary by Tang Siew Mun
Commentary 2016/32, 13 July 2016