ANALYSIS: The aftermath of the ASEAN 50th AMM: Whither the West Philippine Sea?
ANALYSIS: The aftermath of the ASEAN 50th AMM: Whither the West Philippine Sea? Jay L. Batongbacal Posted at Aug 09 2017 05:30 PM | Updated as of Aug 09 2017 06:53 PM (Reproduced from https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/08/09/17/analysis-the-aftermath-of-the-asean-50th-amm-whither-the-west-philippine-sea) The conclusion of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) underscores a major turning point in the disputes between China and the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea. Viewed against the previous week’s prelude of talks of joint development (and reported coercion against Vietnamese unilateral exploration) of petroleum resources, as well as post-meeting statements of foreign ministries, the stronger-yet-weaker statement on the South China Sea…