Economic and political interests behind Southeast Asian governments muffle the block's stance on the Philippines struggles over the South China Sea.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech before departing for Melbourne, Australia to attend the ASEAN -Australia Special Summit on March 3, 2024.from the Association of Southeast Asia n Nations to take a more active role and lead diplomatic proceedings to ease tensions in the region.
Not all ASEAN members, moreover, have a stake in South China Sea's legal issues. Of the 10 ASEAN members, only four are official claimants against China, namely the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. Baquisal said: "Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam have repeatedly asserted the need for a rules-based resolution of disputes; like the Philippines, Vietnam has asserted the primacy of UNCLOS, which is the basis for the 2016 arbitration ruling."
"So even if Vietnam does not actively confront China, the fact that it is willing to use UNCLOS to amicably settle with the Philippines is a victory for the Philippines too — that Southeast Asia understands that there is no way to go forward but with rule of law rather than coercion," he said. "There is a normative statement there, and it's a message for China.
Amador said the Philippines should take a more active role in promoting awareness of the 2016 arbitral ruling within ASEAN through public diplomacy efforts such as forums and workshops.
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