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Vietnam
South China Sea Conflict? No Way
Some are urging India to play a more active role in the South China Sea. There’s no need – China has too much to lose by escalating territorial disputes.
China’s Overhyped Sub Threat
Beijing’s submarine fleet is not as big or powerful as US military planners once feared. Have its blue-water ambitions been overstated?
A South China Sea Plan
Defining the maritime space belonging to South China Sea islands might offer a path toward resolving disputes.
How Vietnam Sees China
Can Vietnam and China be friends? Vietnam’s hedging with India in the South China Sea will offer a good test.
Abusing History?
China’s mix of historical and legal claims in the South China Sea are inconsistent, says Frank Ching. Beijing can’t have its cake and eat it.
The China Big Picture
India shouldn’t see its developing relationship with Vietnam simply as a way of countering China.
China, Vietnam Ink Deal
China and Vietnam have signed an agreement to set up a hotline to help reduce tensions in the South China Sea.
Old Enemies, New Friends
Developments in Vietnam’s ties with the United States are an encouraging sign of what diplomacy can achieve.
Obama's B Grade on ASEAN
Barack Obama has made a welcome effort to re-engage with Asia. But his ASEAN policy needs some work.
India, China Eye Border Plan
As tensions between India and China grow, a new border management plan may take the sting out of disagreements.
South China Sea Is No Black Sea
The idea that the United States should abandon Southeast Asia to China is misplaced. Asia isn’t another Georgia, says James Holmes.
Hundreds Dead in Floods
Hundreds have so far been killed in some of the worst flooding in a decade in Southeast Asia.